My mother’s been gone for 22 years. It’s strange to realize that my boys never met their grandmother. All they know about her are the stories that I tell. That she possessed terrible cooking skills–as evidenced by her potato water soup. That her father beat her with a rope. That when her doctor said she…
If you want to be a minister, you had better be prepared to answer a few questions. First of all, there are the “do you believe in” questions. ”Do you believe in miracles? In hell? The resurrection?” And then there are the “why” questions. “Why did I get sick?” “ “Why did all those little…
This month Missions along with the Ecumenical Food Pantry are requesting pasta. We will accept all contributions. This is the item the Pantry never seems to have enough of.
VUMC VBS 2013 for children entering K – 6th grade in the fall of 2013. KINGDOM ROCK”Where Kids Stand Strong With God“ August 5-9, 2013 for 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM (the week after the MP town camp ends.)
Silvio’s Restaurant in the Rose Hill Shopping Center in Thornwood is running a special program on the next two Tuesdays, March 5 and March 12. During the dinnertime hour, if you dine in or take out, deposit your receipt in the prominently displayed receptacle at the front check out counter and Silvio’s will make a…
Tomorrow is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 days and six Sundays of Lent, a season of preparation marking the renewal of nature and the celebration of Easter. We’ll mark the possibility of our new beginning by remembering the somber reality that we are all mortal, but we also possess great potential in the…
Many folks have asked for ways in which to be involved in the recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. We will receive special offerings for storm recovery in coming Sundays, and if you go to the website of our annual conference, www.nyac.com, you can read about a call for volunteers to work in storm-ravaged areas on Long…
Midnight Run (http://www.midnightrun.org/) is a volunteer organization dedicated to finding common ground between the housed and the homeless. In over 1,000 relief missions per year, Midnight Run volunteers from churches, synagogues, schools and other civic groups distribute food, clothing, blankets and personal care items to the homeless poor on the streets of New York City….
I love the Olympics. It started in 1968, when the Winter Olympics was the straw that broke the camel’s back forcing my parents to surrender to to the dominant culture; they bought our first television set just so we could watch the games. It’s the diversity of athletic endeavors that attracts me these days. At…
