This coming Sunday, May 12, 2024, is Mother's Day. The gift of life our mothers have given us; the journey of pregnancy and carrying an alien - yet integral - "other" within one's body; the experiences of miscarriages and loss of one's child even before a birth; the bond that is unique to mother and child once born; these are th...
Soapbox Night at Hop Topics "The meaning of Soapbox is an improvised platform, spontaneous or informal orator; broadly - something that provides an outlet for delivering opinions." For our May 21 gathering of Hop Topics we will invite you to get up and expound on anything you choose for a minute or five (no longer). What is on your mind? What have ...
Dear Friends, Thank you for wrestling with me about the implications of Sunday's Bible Lesson on the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch. Several people asked me for a copy of the sermon. So, you can view the sermon any time at https://www.youtube.com/live/wlGjvkBTRPk?si=9v06SVpk43crDtb6 (Thank you to our hard working crew in the video booth who ...
Have you visited Messiah and would like to know more about the church? On May 19, after the service at Hazel Dell, you are invited to join Pastor Dave for a light lunch and a question and answer time. If you have visited either Messiah North or Hazel Dell, and you have questions about the mission or ministries of Messiah, you are invited to join in...
Dear Messiah, We will be having the Bi-annual meeting of the congregation on Sunday June 2, 2024. This letter is to notify you of two items on the agenda of that meeting. New Gift Acceptance Policy Your Church Leadership Team (CLT) recently approved a new Gift Acceptance Policy as a Continuing Resolution of the congregation. Prior to this approval,...