by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 25, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection We are entering the Advent season with its themes of Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace. This period of preparation and anticipation is the time that leads to Christmas. It is a time during the church’s liturgical calendar when we are asked to...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 18, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “. . .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...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 11, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “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...
by MCCDC-Dale | Nov 4, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “God invites us to see people, care for people, and to advocate for a system that does not leave anyone behind.” ~David Lose We live in a world where people tear each other down. Negative campaign ads are a prime example. The vicious...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 28, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection It is no secret that our nation, and so much of the world, is in social disarray. As one person said to me recently, “There’s no middle anymore.” In some ways, this is nothing new. All through our history, oppressing groups and oppressed...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 21, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “What God has planned for us is more than eyes have seen or ears have heard. It has never even entered our minds.” ~ 1 Corinthians 2:9, Common English Version, alt. Some have put their aspirations on hold during c19, simply trying to get...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 14, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Our deepest calling is to grow into our own authentic self-hood, whether or not it conforms to some image of who we “ought” to be. As we do so, we will not only find the joy that every human being seeks–we will also find...
by MCCDC-Dale | Oct 7, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Sometimes the world simply unfolds its mystery and we happen to be in the right place at the right time and in the right emotional or spiritual space to notice the mystery, to receive it, to be encountered by it.” ~Kimberlee Conway Ireton...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 30, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “I am living breathing freedom.” ~Hiroko Sakai When the Spirit sets us free, we are free indeed. I’m excited that this Sunday, we begin a new worship series: “Borderfree Spirit.” The Holy Spirit, who lives and moves beyond borders, invites...
by MCCDC-Dale | Sep 23, 2021 | Calendar, Current Events & News, EBLAST, Events, Space Rental
This Week’s Reflection “Sometimes I sit in public places to watch strangers interact. When persons go out of their way to be kind to others through actions or words, I see an immediate transformation in attitude and demeanor. Smiles replace frowns, and people...
