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Advent Daily Devotional: Day 11

Wed, Dec 9 – DAY 11 Peace may require healing, too. It could involve addressing internal hurts and histories. What do you need to reclaim your whole and holy self? To make your own wellbeing a priority, as you would another’s?  Healing may also be a bodily experience. Perhaps you live with a condition, craving, […]

Local RACIAL JUSTICE RESPONSES and in-depth RESOURCES

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced. — James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time Addressing events surrounding the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and resultant nationwide/global protests and demonstrations. Acknowledging the need for racial justice initiatives in our own hometowns as well as […]

HOLY WEEK with JCC: April 8-12 (Easter)

Do you need support of any kind? We have volunteers ready to assist with errands, access to emergency supplies, and Rev Gail is available for emotional and spiritual companionship. Email the church:  [email protected]. Wed, April 8 BREAKFAST with REV GAIL (via ZOOM)8am •  ZOOM LINK: zoom.us/j/170985789 (password required)Social gathering. Option: Call in via touch-tone phone: 929.436.2866, […]

Reflections on injustice & healing: themes from Jeremiah

Balm in Gilead — Grace Schulman “Is there no balm in Gilead?” So cries dour Jeremiah in granite tones. “There is a balm in Gilead,” replies a Negro spiritual. The baritone   who chants it, leaning forward on the platform, looks up, not knowing his voice is a rainstorm that rinses air to reveal earth’s […]

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