Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … the life of my cousin Carrie (Gina) my husband Tony who is at the tail end of his quarantine after catching Covid 19 (Katherine) the soon-to-be marriage of my brother David and his fiancé Katie (Rebeca) my adopted country, Costa Rica, in its bicentennial. For peace and safety (Jennifer) … let us bless the Lord. Thanks […]
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Greenhouse Family Picnic [Sep 12]
We invite the Greenhouse community to join us for a family picnic on Sunday, Sep 12 from 12:30-2:00pm at Ramsey Park. Bring a blanket, some lunch, face masks, and your kids! We have missed you dearly and are excited to see some faces from our beautiful Greenhouse community again. Register for the family picnic here. [Photo by Bonnie Kittle]
Ordinary Faith
Weylin Lee reflects on our invitation to practice ordinary faith that’s grounded in mercy as we push against celebrity culture [James 2:1-17]. Reflection What does it mean for us to push against celebrity culture in our community? How can we make space to reflect on and receive mercy in our lives? How are we integrating the teachings and life of […]
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.09.05
Liturgy Holy Mystery, we know it takes little faithto see the sacred in the extraordinary. Yet you constantly remind us that sacred faith is in the ordinary,and it takes courage to believe the mundane can be enough. As we gather, teach us that grace can emergeeven through the dull, the slightly disappointing,the not quite right, not quite as we intended,not […]
Community Prayers 2021.09.05
Prayers of Thanksgiving. For … good health (Merina) the second does of the vaccine for my husband Fernando, his sister, and myself (Jennifer) good community and family (Colwyn) the complete vaccination of my daughter and her husband (Sarah) … let us bless the Lord. Thanks be to God. Prayers of Petition. For … those of us in conflict with family or […]
Our Heart is Central to Our Faith
Simone Talma Flowers reflects on Jesus’ invitation to examine our hearts and to experience healing through God’s love [Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23]. Reflection Are there areas of my heart that are hardened and shut off? How do I invite God in my life and heal my heart? How can God’s love be central in my heart?
Liturgy, Reflection and Benediction 2021.08.29
Liturgy As we join together, we confessit can be, at times, hard to rememberwhat love does.Love waits, it is patient, it does not force itself. We confess, our fears and our egoscan cloud our direction and judgment.Where is love?Love doesn’t keep score and doesn’t look back. When we feel unworthy and unwelcome,we confess, we forget our identitiesand our voices. Love […]