From the Pastor’s Desk – February
February After all of the lead up to the New Year it can sometimes feel like a bit of a letdown when it finally arrives. Eager to move on from the hardships of the year previous, we wait and long for relief and find that life is continuing on more or less in the same…
From the Pastor’s Desk – January
January I’ve started putting less emphasis on years. Maybe it’s a side effect of turning forty-two, but looking to dates on a calendar for closure hasn’t really gotten me anywhere lately. Last year we went into a new year ready to build on some momentum only for spiking Covid rates to force us back into…
From the Pastor’s Desk – December
December Come, LORD Jesus. When the world around us is frightening and awful… Come, LORD Jesus. When the hatred of humanity seems louder than your love… Come, LORD Jesus. When the need of the many is beyond our capacity to provide… Come, LORD Jesus. When our call to care is eclipsed by our fear… Come, LORD Jesus. When the promise…
From the Pastor’s Desk – November
November One of my colleagues asked me earlier today if I had a plan for Advent yet and I wanted to hit him. Of course, Worship Committee asked me that even earlier. Are we REALLY coming up on Advent already! Of course we are. By the time you get the NEXT Lamplighter, we’ll already be…
From the Pastor’s Desk – October
October Ok! School has started, Sunday School has Started, Adult Sunday School has started, Youth group has never reallystopped, so if you’re looking to learn more about the faith, you have plenty of opportunities to do so, and possibly more coming! Keep your ears open for announcements on a New Member class, and Confirmation classes as…
From the Pastor’s Desk – September
September So don’t look now, but sometime around the time you get this copy of the Lamplighter, I will have been the Pastor of the Presbyterian Church of West Salem for a YEAR. I certainly had no idea what I was getting into then, a lot has happened in the interim. That’s kind of the fun…