I first met Andrew Pomerville in the summer of 2018. That was my last summer in college and I was working as an intern at the Law Offices of Gallagher, Everitt, and Associates in Alma, Michigan. I met Andrew at an event one afternoon after he opened the meeting in prayer. I mentioned to him… Read More »

The Lectionary passage for today is the wedding feast at Cana from John 2:1-11. One of the lines in this passage is “Do whatever he tells you.” Mary, mother of Jesus, is telling the servants to listen to Jesus’s instructions, in preparation for the feast. This is often an overlooked line in Protestant circles, but… Read More »

Last November at the congregational meeting, we elected our officers for terms ending in 2028. This Sunday, we will install John Crozier, Trish Herrara, and Bruce Middleton as ruling elders. We will also install Judy Caggiano, Pat Maraziti, Marjorie Roller, and Leslie Smith-Ficaro as deacons. All of our elders and deacons have previously and dutifully… Read More »

Scripture: Luke 2:41-48 Each year his parents went to Jerusalem for the Passover Festival. When he was 12 years old, they went up to Jerusalem according to their custom. After the festival was over, they were returning home, but the boy Jesus stayed behind in Jerusalem. His parents didn’t know it. Supposing that he was… Read More »

Scripture Text: Matthew 6:33-34 Instead, desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Therefore, stop worrying about tomorrow, because tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. Reflection Trust. Worry. These are some of the most pressing things… Read More »

Scripture Text: Ruth 1:16-18 But Ruth replied, “Don’t urge me to abandon you, to turn back from following after you. Wherever you go, I will go; and wherever you stay, I will stay. Your people will be my people, and your God will be my God. Wherever you die, I will die, and there I… Read More »