by Mona Marquardt | Jun 18, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Several years ago I had a conversation with a pastor friend who has been deaf since childhood. They recalled the story of using hearing aids for the first time and how it radically changed their experience of the world. They also recalled their continued experience of...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
The ELCA Commemoration, passed at the 2019 Churchwide Assembly (where I was a voter) reads: On June 17, 2015, Clementa C. Pinckney, Cynthia Marie Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, DePayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Lee Simmons, Sharonda...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 10, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
The words we usually think of for communion come from 1st Corinthians 11:23-26. Since we really only have one source, most communion liturgies use the same words. You may have noticed I switched our usual “on the night he was betrayed” to “handed over”. 1 Corinthians...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 7, 2021 | Uncategorized
June is designated as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, and Asexual Pride month, LGBTQIA+ for short (the plus is to include other sexual and gender identity minorities). Since the first Pride parade on June 28, 1970 in New York City, recalling the...
by Mona Marquardt | Jun 4, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
In the very early church, people would be baptized naked and then wrapped in a white robe to symbolize their new identity in Christ Jesus. Over time, these white robes became the “clothing” of all baptized Christians and wearing them in worship was common. Today...
