by Connie Nomann | Dec 1, 2024 | Reflections
First Sunday in Advent”Hope”Communion SundayRev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Jeremiah 33:14-16 / NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Luke 21:25-36/NRSVUE For our entire childhoods, my sister and I were the only grandkids on my Mom’s side of the family which meant...
by Connie Nomann | Nov 24, 2024 | Reflections
Reign of Christ”The Light of the Morning”Welcoming New MembersRev. Brent Gundlah Hey, so happy Reign of Christ Sunday everybody. Don’t feel bad if you didn’t get me anything because I didn’t get you anything either; it’s just not that kind of holiday. But...
by Connie Nomann | Nov 19, 2024 | Reflections
Twenty-sixth Sunday after Pentecost”Protest Songs”Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (1 Samuel 2:1-10 / NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 13:1-8 / NRSVUE) If it feels like the apocalypse is upon us today, that’s because it is. And I don’t say this because the...
by Connie Nomann | Nov 11, 2024 | Reflections
Twenty-fifth Sunday after Pentecost”Wealth”Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Deuteronomy 8:11-18 / NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 12:38-44 / NRSVUE) Last Sunday, during the first of this month’s Stewardship Moments, Dennis stood here and told you all that I’d...
by Connie Nomann | Nov 3, 2024 | Reflections
Twenty-fourth Sunday after Pentecost”All Saints”Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Ecclesiastes 3:3-11/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (John 11:32-44/NRSVUE) A couple of weeks ago, Valerie and I got to spend some time down in the Island in the Sky District of...
by Connie Nomann | Oct 28, 2024 | Reflections
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost”Storybook Endings”Rev. Brent Gundlah First Reading (Job 42:1-6/NRSVUE)Gospel Reading (Mark 10:46-52/NRSVUE) The Disney animated movie The Little Mermaid made its way into theaters back in 1989. If you’ve been living...
