From the Pastor’s Desk – April
This Easter, I hope we can all… Wait… what? I’m writing this for the Easter Lamplighter. What do you mean Easter is already OVER? We’re hopping into April and April Fool’s Day is gonna be a DOOZY because this year already feels fake. This isn’t the EARLIEST that Easter ever comes but it is pretty…
From the Pastor’s Deck – March
A record-setting warm February is almost over, and I find myself a bit gloomy. Now, there are other reasons for this as well, but the weather certainly hasn’t helped. Wisconsinites are, of course, eternal optimists when it comes to the weather. Nothing ever seems to keep you a lot indoors and it’s something I’ve always…
From the Pastor’s Desk – February
If there is one word that I think can define how this last year went, it is music. In fact, I think it is bigger than that, so let me put it this way: MUSIC! The return of the choir and bell choir, along with the continued contribution of our many other talented musicians, defined…
From the Pastor’s Desk – January
As we get into the New Year, it is always a time of preparation, of looking at the year to come and trying our best to make the best decisions for that year. Among those decisions will be the financial ones made at the Annual Meeting, when our Session will bring a proposed budget to…
From the Pastor’s Desk – December
Tis a Season! I am writing this to you in preparation for Thanksgiving, but by the time this Lamplighter arrives, the church will be thinking Christmas, as the Sanctuary gets decorated and the snow starts to fall (again, we had our first snowfall a few weeks ago now) and the church prepares for its celebration…
From the Pastor’s Desk – November
So, a few weeks ago a church survey went out asking various questions about membership and attendance and what have you and, while not a lot of answers stuck out as particularly prevalent, one common thread showed up and showed up STRONG… You all like music and would like to see/hear more of it. And…