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With the end of October, we come to the rich and marvelous times of remembering and being thankful in our cultures on Turtle Island/North America – the Day of the Dead is part of an Aztec …
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By Bev Mar |
10/27/23 01:03 PM
On the 6th of January, most Christians will be celebrating Epiphany. For Orthodox Christians, January 6 is Christmas.
It is the Sunday that acknowledges the arrival of the Wise Men at the home of …
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Gina Gaudet |
12/18/20 02:26 PM
By Barbara Wayland The 2016 Trinity Chamber Series kicks off with two concerts this month. On Saturday, April 2 at 5 p.m. we have a very special event presented by the Chamber West …
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3/24/16 04:17 PM
By Gina Gaudet Summer is in full swing and fun is in the air! What a joy to be able to celebrate this glorious season in such a wonderful piece of God’s green Earth, where the …
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6/30/17 02:02 PM
By Barbara Wayland The early publication of this month’s paper means this column will reach you before, not after, the hustle and bustle of the modern …
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12/19/14 01:24 PM
Many years ago, we had a particularly busy holiday season: work, church, school events and the usual family preparations which always included seemingly endless shopping trips. At …
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11/18/16 03:06 PM
Autumn Leaves Summer is almost gone, cabins are being closed for the year and leaves are preparing to fall. The last of the summer garden produce is being harvested. It was a bumper crop of …
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8/28/15 01:47 PM
Yesterday was Good Shepherd Sunday. In the day’s reading (John 10:11-18), Jesus declares, “I am the good shepherd...” While this metaphor is rich in cultural and spiritual content, the focus of …
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4/27/18 01:29 PM
Bi Gina Gaudet Do you observe Lent? Did you or your family do so? Were you expected to give up something you liked (sweets, most commonly, or maybe picking on your little sister)? Do you …
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2/22/19 03:20 PM
The Astronomy of Easter
As this will be read before Easter, I thought it would be interesting to look at the history of the most changeable holiday of the year. Anyone who has raised children …
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by Gina Gaudet |
3/31/23 12:06 AM
As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate the news, upend our lives and distract us with daily updates on numbers of cases and deaths, the consequences of re-opening perhaps too soon or too …
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By Gina Gaudet |
5/29/20 12:16 PM
We are starting to come back to life. People are out enjoying the sunshine. Restaurants are filling outdoor spaces, stores are re-opening. We still feel limitations, but our wings are drying and …
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By Gina Gaudet |
6/26/20 05:53 PM
By Shirley Cannon “Now is the only time you own. Always we begin again. Every time is the first time.” So begins the adult exercise classes that take place every Monday and …
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9/26/19 07:02 PM
By Barbara Wayland Everything is blooming most recklessly… A fairly mild but wet winter has made spring an explosion of color in our part of the world, with all …
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4/29/16 01:22 PM
By Gina Gaudet “Then I saw a new heaven and a new earth; for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away … and the one who sat upon the throne said, ‘Behold, I make all things …
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8/30/19 01:01 PM
By Gina Gaudet The Judeo-Christian creation story begins with the image of a presence, a potent possibility for everything coming from nothing: “The earth was void and without form, …
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5/25/18 01:13 PM
By Gina Gaudet “Every season has a reason. Summer cannot do the works of winter, nor winter the works of summer. Each season is unique yet so important, so cherish the seasons in …
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12/22/16 04:21 PM
By Gina Gaudet According to Nicolas Tesla, “If you wish to understand the Universe, think of energy, frequency and vibration.” Everything is energy, all is …
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7/28/17 01:41 PM
By Gina Gaudet The old testament reading for the third Sunday in Lent, which lands this year on March 24, includes these words from the prophet Isaiah: “For my thoughts are not your …
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3/29/19 12:42 PM
We are told (1 Thess. 5:18) to “Give thanks in all circumstances, for this is the will of God
This has been a challenging year for our church community, having much of our congregation sort …
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By Gina Gaudet |
9/24/21 10:59 AM
