Tell the Old, Old Story… Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 ~ 8:30AM – Pastor Teressa Sivers Mark 16:1-8 God of New Life, God of Resurrection Life;What gratitude fills our hearts as we gather on this lakeshore today, Easter morning! Let your Spirit fill us like the fresh air of this day. Let your love flow from us like waterfalls flowing around this region. Renew us this day. Amen. My favorite movie, hands down, is “The Princess...
Read MoreSunday, March 28, 2021 ~ Palm & Passion Sunday – Pastor Teressa SiversJohn 12:1-19 Empowering God, Strengthen our Hearts. Amen. On that first Palm Sunday, so many centuries ago, the holy city of Jerusalem, the Great Zion, was filled to overflowing. It was the holy festival of Passover (which started yesterday for our Jewish neighbors-Chag Sameach-Happy Festival). Actually, in our reading for today, Passover was...
Read Morehttp://www.worshipdesignstudio.com/easterdance Easter Season Series: April 4 – May 23 Weeping may linger for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” -Psalm 30:5b As Easter people, we are called to dance our dances of freedom for all the world to see—even and perhaps especially in times of great difficulty. Dances of hope. Dances of justice. Dances of love. During this season, post-resurrection stories point to the...
Read MoreMarch 14, 2021 Dear Friends in Christ of St. Paul’s UMC, May the grace and peace of our Loving God be with you this day! I am looking forward to partnering with you in ministry in July, as together we offer the love of Christ to Ithaca and far beyond. I continue to uplift you,...
Read MoreSunday, March 14, 2021 (Lent 4) – Pastor Teressa SiversEphesians 2:1-10 & John 3:14-21 Lover…Beloved…Love…Remind us of who we are. Remind us of whose we are. Remind us that Love is the center of who you are, and as those created in your image, the center of who we are as well. Love…Love…Love.Amen. John 3:16—For God so loved the world that God gave God’s only Son so that whosoever believes in the Son may not perish but may...
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