To Do What is Next Matthew 28:1-10 28After the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to see the tomb. 2And suddenly there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord, descending from heaven, came and rolled back the stone and sat on…
We couldn’t have foreseen all the changes we’ve been through in Lent. We cannot foresee all the changes we’ll go through this Eastertide. But we all be changed, in some way, and we’ll each have an opportunity to make that change either death-dealing or life-giving.
Imitation and Resistance Matthew 21: 1-11 21When they had come near Jerusalem and had reached Bethphage, at the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, 2saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and immediately you will find a donkey tied, and a colt with her; untie them and bring them to me.…
Some of us wear our challenges in visible ways, with watering eyes and sneezes that would wake a dozing Congregationalist right out of a sermon-induced slumber.
The Lunch Bunch: a Brown Bag lunch on the first Wednesday of the month at Pilgrim Church! WHO? You, if you’re reading this. Also Rev. Charley Eastman!WHAT? A chance to bring a bite, sit and chat about whatever’s on your mind. Friends, faith, and fellowship just make life better. Nothing to prepare, except your lunch!WHERE?…
Reversing Destruction John 11: 1-45 11Now a certain man was ill, Lazarus of Bethany, the village of Mary and her sister Martha. 2Mary was the one who anointed the Lord with perfume and wiped his feet with her hair; her brother Lazarus was ill. 3So the sisters sent a message to Jesus, “Lord, he whom…
Strength for the Journey Psalm 121 1I lift up my eyes to the hills— from where will my help come? 2My help comes from the LORD, who made heaven and earth. 3He will not let your foot be moved; he who keeps you will not slumber. 4He who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.…
Thanks to everyone who came, and if you couldn’t, consider taking time to experience this piece in person. It’s a powerful witness to the love and humanity of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther and Coretta Scott King.
The Deacons have had a great start to the New Year! We welcomed Katherine Hennessy and Steve Coldwell to our team and voted Sally Watters as Head Deacon. At our first meeting we talked about our hopes and dreams for Pilgrim Church. We discussed our love and faith and how we can spread positivity and…
Difficult Questions Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 15The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to till it and keep it. 16And the Lord God commanded the man, “You may freely eat of every tree of the garden; 17but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall…