©www.worshipdesignstudio.com/beauty A six-week worship series by Dr. Marcia McFee, Creator and Visionary of the Worship Design Studio, based on a book of the same name by contemporary theologian Wendy Farley, PhD. An early 6th century theologian described God as “beguiled by beauty.” The Creator was lured by a longing for beauty and so set in motion a world of immense diversity and goodness. We were made for this Divine Goodness. We...
Read MoreEaster Season Worship-The Heart of the Matter As we continue to follow social distancing directions, we celebrate the Easter season united in Spirit. The first fellowship of Jesus followers followed a simple worship pattern:Day by day, as they spent much time together in the temple, they broke bread at home and ate their food with glad and generous hearts, praising God and having the goodwill of all the people. (Acts 2:46-47a)We come...
Read MoreWilderness: State of the Wildfrom A Sanctified Art, sanctifiedart.org February 23—Transfiguration Sunday—After morning worship, come to the dining room to participate in creating artist adornments for our sanctuary during Lent—tables will be set up with all the materials needed to create Lenten vases: bare branches, rocks, clear glass vases, moss. Join with your church family at one of the tables, read the poem and follow the simple...
Read MoreJanuary Worship: The Season of Epiphany January 5 –Epiphany Sunday (Isaiah 60:1-6; Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14; Ephesians 3:1-12; Matthew 2:1-12) January 12 –Baptism of the Lord Sunday (Isaiah 42:1-9; Psalm 29; Acts 10:34-43; Matthew 2:13-17) January 19 –Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend & Human Relations Sunday. Human Relations Day is one of six special giving opportunities throughout the year. This Sunday...
Read MoreOur Journey Through Advent: *God Bless Us Every One! The Redemption of Scrooge The cultural context in which Dickens placed his powerful Christmas story was 1800’s England—a time of great divide between rich and poor—something on which Dickens wanted to shed a light. His main character, Ebenezer Scrooge, is clear as the story begins that the only redeeming value in life was in getting more money. He lives in resentment, fear and the...
Read MoreThe Christian life is a journey of discipleship where we follow the Way of Jesus modeled by many who traveled this path before us. As we prayerfully consider our financial and material support of our beloved St. Paul’s church community for 2020, let us spend time in the presence of those who also sought to give of themselves to God. Let us experience the Way of Poverty through St. Francis of Assisi, the Way of Authority from Mary...
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