by MCCDC-Dale | Dec 7, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection Look, I am sending my messenger before you who will prepare your way, a voice shouting in the wilderness: “Prepare the way for the Lord; make the paths straight.” ~Mark 1: 2-3 As we move to the second week of Advent, we will be lighting...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 30, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Pray and wait. Wait and pray. As much as you can, be patient. Be Still. Hope fiercely. Deep in the gathering dark, something tender is forming. Something beautiful—something for the world’s saving—waits to be born.” ~Debi...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 23, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Yours are the eyes with which Christ looks with compassion on this world.” ~ Teresa of Avila“ We are invited to live with open hearts and open eyes. In Ephesians 1:18 Paul prays: “I pray that God will enlighten the eyes of your heart so...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 16, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Who we are matters so much more than what we do to attract others. Music, liturgies, or newcomer gatherings will not of themselves turn our churches into welcoming communities. Only lives transformed by the gospel of love can do that....
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 9, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “What culture do we want to build? And how shall we do it? Culture is communal embodied identity. It is cultivated with words and actions, thoughts and behaviors, theory and practice.” ~Keller Hawkins Today I’m pondering Keller Hawkin’s...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 2, 2023 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Now” is a “now” that will never come back. What I really want is to be able to listen to what the person is telling me right now. Rather than thinking about what to say or how to respond, why not start by just listening?” ~Mari Watanabe...
