Messenger (Page 31)

PJ’s Page There is an old hymn whose refrain goes like this: Come home, come home All who are weary come home       Home.  What images come to mind when you read or hear this word?  Do you think of your childhood home?  Do you reflect upon your home now?  Because of my father’s career, my family moved frequently when I was growing up.  Between my birth and my graduation…

PJ’s Page As I write this Ash Wednesday is a mere two weeks away.  Lent always sneaks up on me, perhaps because the culture doesn’t offer any cues that it is time to prepare.  There are no ASH WEDNESDAY MATTRESS SALES or Lent candy or Lenten greeting cards.  Absent any cues, we find ourselves with ashes on our foreheads. Almost every year at this time I write about the…

PJ’s Page We begin this month with a newly formed Council, new officers, and newly elected representatives to our various ministries.  I am so grateful for everyone who said “YES” to God’s call to serve in these many and varied ways. Ted Schroeder wrote a wonderful reflection on serving in God’s church and it is in such a spirit of gratitude that I share it with you…