by MCCDC-Dale | Dec 5, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
Beloved, we are not alone on this winding journey. May the companionship of sibling sojourners reflect the love of the One who—in becoming flesh—chose to journey alongside us. One of life’s most essential lessons-simple truths-is that we are never meant to go alone....
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 28, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“ I have created you… I have called you be name; you are mine… Have no fear for I am with you.” Isaiah 43: 1-4, 5. This Sunday, Dec. 1st is the beginning of a new year on the church calendar. It is the beginning of Advent, a time of waiting. I have come to love Advent...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 21, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“. . .what was profoundly lost now is astoundingly found. The poor receive good news: those of little importance are now the apple of God’s eye. It is imperative to go tell these things, to describe the compelling authenticity of this Jesus and the trustworthiness of...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 14, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Power is neutral, but the use of power is not. That which furnishes the heart with meaning determines how we will use the power that is ours.” ~R.S. James Our Peace Pole stands solid at the corner of Fifth and Ridge NW. It is small in comparison to other structures...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 7, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“O Mortal, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to move humbly with your God?” ~ Micah 6:8 The morning after the United States election one of the first texts was from a friend in Minneapolis. They shared...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 31, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“Hope is central to the faith journey. It is the bedrock of Christian life. It is how we all, in some way or another, discover God. It is how we all, in some way or another, continue to move forward in time when we feel we simply cannot.” ~Grace Ji-Sun Kim In the...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 24, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
You will know the truth and the truth will set you free.” ~John 8:32, New Living Translation Silencing the marginalized is nothing new. In Sunday’s scripture from Mark 10: 46-52, Bartimaeus, a person living without eye sight, is told to shut up. It is not a request....
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 17, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure”. ~Colin Powell” Where is your mind right now? Where is your heart, your spirit, and what is your bodily condition? Are you moving through each...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 10, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“… resist fear and work for change. We are survivors, and we will persevere, sometimes with fear and trembling, but with persistence at every step. And resistance will be our dance.” ~Rev. Dr. E. Carrington Heath from Courageous Faith Is perseverance a spiritual gift?...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 3, 2024 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
“I am living breathing freedom.” ~Hiroko Sakai When the Spirit sets us free, we are free indeed. I’m excited that this Sunday we return to the theme Courageous Faith. This series will prepare our hearts for the election and what follows the election. There are many...
