Entries by Grace Rindfleisch

Walking

  Welcoming* Inclusive* Supportive* Engaged*  Excerpts from: Walking by Hannah Campbell Gustafson Hannah is the outreach coordinator at Plymouth Congregational Church in Minneapolis, MN, as well as the treasurer for the Mental Health Network, UCC. A recent lectionary text that has been sticking with me was Luke 24:13-35. The story told includes two people walking from Jerusalem to […]

The Presence of the Holy

~ As the Spirit gathers us for worship, may we open our hearts and minds to experience the presence of the Holy…who comforts, encourages, transforms, and renews.  ~ You may click on the worship video link.  The video is available starting at 7 am on Sunday, May 10. The service will also be broadcast at 7 am on Sunday on WSCS, channel 990 […]

The Hope of New Life

~ We are here, delighting in the newness of creation and celebrating the hope of new life…even within us. May we bring our whole selves – ALL of who we are – to experience an encounter with the Holy that comforts and encourages us. Click on the worship video link to watch and listen.  The […]

Renew Our Vision

~ As we join our hearts in worship, may the spirit renew our vision that we may see the living Christ in ways that heal and bring life. Join in Sunday worship. The video link below is available starting at 7 am on Sunday, April 26. Sunday, April 26, 2020 worship service

Words of Encouragement

Click below 1) Rev. Alan Johnson speaks at the UCC  General Synod 30 on behalf of the Resolution for Developing WISE Congregations for Mental Health.  2) Rev. Johnson shares Words of Encouragement during this time of crisis. Rev. Alan Johnson speaks as a proponent of the WISE Initiative Words of Encouragement by Rev. Alan Johnson, […]

Worship Sunday, April 19, 2020

– We are here, Holy One, longing to experience the Peace of Jesus the Christ.  As we offer our whole selves to you, may your Spirit stir among us—renewing and refreshing us—so that we can be ready to serve you by loving and caring for others. Click on the worship video link to watch and […]

Update on the WISE Initiative – Welcoming*Inclusive*Supportive*Engaged*

 Welcoming* Inclusive* Supportive* Engaged*    As we continue to follow Safer at Home guidelines for worship, your WISE Team asks you to continue your WISE education at home. We encourage you to click below to watch two videos that explore mental health issues: Mental Health: What is it and why should I care? Companionship: An Introduction Mental […]

Good Friday Worship – April 10, 2020

  Holy One, as we gather in your Presence on this sacred day, you know that we yearn to ‘fast-forward’ to the celebration of resurrection.  Yet, the path of this journey leads here with you.  Give us, we pray: ears to hear, eyes to see, spirits that are open, and feet that are willing to follow.  […]