Nov 18, 2013 | President's Blog
November 18, 2013 As I sit at my desk this morning, watching the sky darken and lighten, seeing the last leaves blowing on, and then off, the trees, I am mindful of how quickly this autumn season has gone by. I am preparing for this Sunday’s worship, and...
Sep 16, 2013 | President's Blog
I’ve been using the UCC liturgy for the Season of Creation, this year. Every year for the last six years,I’ve thought to myself, “That would be fun to do!” and every year the fall season is upon me faster than I’d anticipated, and I wind up putting the Season of...
Jul 31, 2013 | President's Blog
I’m back after four weeks of vacation, and in all honesty I will say that it was more stressful than you’d normally expect, for vacation time. Don’t get me wrong- there was good stuff going on, including family time, time away, time camping- but...
Jun 21, 2013 | President's Blog
Earlier this month I spent a week in Truro, at the annual Atlantic Seminar in Theological Education (ASTE) event. For those unfamiliar with it, this is a wonderful week, held each year for the last 45 years, with a different theme each year. Every years since...
Jun 6, 2013 | President's Blog
So there I was, minding my own business at a regular Presbytery meeting, over a year ago, when Fran Fiddes turned to me and said, “Why don’t YOU run for Conference President?” Well, truth be told, I wasn’t exactly minding my own business. As...