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Holy Week and Easter are approaching rapidly, and it is a busy season for me. I start to get more anxious as I am triple-checking my plans and making sure I have everything in place that I need for worship. During these busy times, it is easy for me to become so focused on my
On this day when we wear green and celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, I want to share with you a prayer attributed to St. Patrick that is found in our United Methodist Book of Worship: Christ be with us, Christ before us, Christ behind us,Christ in us, Christ beneath us, Christ above us,Christ on our right,
My heart is heavy today as I follow the news of Russia’s renewed invasion of Ukraine. This egregious act by Russian President Putin reminds us of how too many people in our world live with war and the threat of violence. We lament to God and cry out – why, Lord, why? How long until
During the Advent season, that 40-day season of preparation for Christmas, we are reminded that God is our Emmanuel – God is with us. This is one of main things we celebrate every year – that God loves us so much that God came to be with us in the person of Jesus. We also
This is a little late in coming, but Happy New Year! The new year certainly has started off with a bang here in the Scottsville/Esmont area – two snowstorms within a couple of weeks! Now, I honestly love snow, and I enjoy seeing the beauty of the landscape covered with snow. But, I know that
Public schools started in August, but we are starting to hear reports of kids testing positive for Covid and close contacts having to quarantine. Our preschool here at Scottsville UMC is beginning this week. So, this is a good time for us to pause and say a prayer for the students and teachers and everyone
Dear Friends in Christ, Here are a few last things about myself using the story pages as inspiration: My Favorite Christian Season: I love the Easter season! I also love Pentecost Sunday, because I don’t think we celebrate the Holy Spirit enough. Most Memorable/Meaningful Thing: Baptizing my two daughters One Surprising Blessing: How God has
Dear Friends in Christ, Here is hopefully some more interesting information about myself to help you get to know me better. 😊 My Favorite Potluck Dish: This is really hard to decide, and I am excited to taste your food. But one dish I enjoyed as a kid was scalloped potatoes, perhaps because potlucks would
Dear Friends in Christ, My family and I are so excited to be in Scottsville! Both Scottsville and Mount Zion UMCs have been extremely welcoming, and we are enjoying meeting everybody. The town of Scottsville itself is really neat. The Fourth of July parade was so much fun, and then we ate our way through
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Scottsville United Methodist Church 