by Mona Marquardt | May 27, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Yes! But on Trinity Sunday we reflect on the Trinity particularly. We hear readings about all three persons and which name God as “us”. Usually these texts center on the relationship and interconnectedness of the Trinity, a relationship we are invited into through our...
by Mona Marquardt | May 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
May is Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia,...
by Mona Marquardt | May 20, 2021 | Hey Pastor?
Pentecost literally means “fiftieth” and is celebrated 50 days after Easter Sunday. It is also sometimes called the birthday of the church. It’s the day we remember the Holy Spirit coming as “tongues of fire” on the disciples and gathered believers. We wear red as a...
by Mona Marquardt | Mar 10, 2021 | Uncategorized
Women’s History Month began in 1908 in New York City when thousands of women marched for better labor laws, conditions and the right to vote. A year later, suffragists and socialists gather in Manhattan for what they called International Women’s Day. In 1910, German...
by Mona Marquardt | Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
We invite you to study, pray, reflect and give with us during ELCA World Hunger’s 40 Days of Giving — for our families, our neighbors and communities around the world. As the world has reeled from the effects of a deadly pandemic, we have seen the number of hungry...