Here comes summer! Summer is a fun time around the Presbyterian Church of West Salem. We start meeting earlier in the day (less fun for me and other non-morning people, but the morning people get VERY perky for some reason)…
What, you thought we were done with Easter? Nuh uh. Strap up andstrap in, we’re doing this for the long haul. And I don’t just mean the next few weeks while all our paraments arewhite and the lilies are still…
I just preached what might have been the worst sermon since I’ve come toPCOWS! Last night we had a bad storm that led to us cancelling the Lenten SoupSupper and going entirely virtual for the prayer service. There were someunexpected…
It’s that time of year where I start freaking out my Confirmationclass by talking about the Statements of Faith that they will bewriting at the end of their two years. It’s an intimidatingdocument to write, primarily because they have never…
From the Pastor’s Desk…. Some of you may have noticed that the worship service has been changed up recently. Nothing big, all the parts that were always there are still there, but rearranged a bit. When we first made the…
*Checks Calendar* Wait, it’s 2025 already? We are a QUARTER of the way through the 21st Century ALREADY? This can’t possibly be right. We celebrated the change of the millennium like three years ago, tops. 2025 feels big, important. Like…