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the ‘affirmation’ of our God… January 8, 2023 Scriptures: Isaiah 42:1-9 Today is the Sunday set aside by the Church to reflect on the Baptism of Jesus, an account of which is found in each of the first three gospels, excluding only John’s. In the fourth gospel we find John the Baptist making note of […]

As a reminder there will not be a New Year’s Day in-person church worship service. If you wish to view the New Year’s Day service from the Hudson River Presbytery click the youtube link below available through New Year’s Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnJDWWrFrcg

Neriah’s Journey Christmas 2022 Matthew 2:9-10 When they had heard King Herod, they set out, and there, ahead of them, went the star that they had seen in the east, until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they saw that the star had stopped, they were overwhelmed with joy. ***** (The

The ‘canticle’ within each one of us December 11, 2022 Scriptures: James 5:7-10, Luke 1:47-55 Today’s scripture is a very well known passage in the story of our faith. Called the Song of Mary, or the Magnificat, a Latin word meaning ‘magnify’, the passage is a prayer that Mary speaks aloud during a visit to

‘In the wilderness…there you must prepare!’ December 4, 2022 Scriptures: Romans 15:4-13, Matthew 3:1-12 Continuing on with our theme from last week…the four weeks of Advent are a time for preparation…for getting ready.  But not preparing as many might think…not getting ready for ‘Christmas’ or for the traditional ‘Santa/Presents’ way many folks have come to

‘a new day is coming…’ November 27, 2022 Scriptures: Isaiah 2:1-5, Matthew 24: 36-44 Today is the first Sunday of Advent…the first of four weeks leading up to Christmas.  It is both a time to reflect, and to prepare, sort of like a reset button on both our faith understanding, and our relationship with God.

Easy there Chicken Little! November 13, 2022 Scripture: Luke 21:5-19 The folk tale ‘Chicken Little’ in its popular form dates back to the early eighteen hundreds, however versions of the tale go back in both Eastern and Western literature some 25 centuries.  Depending on the particular ending which does vary from good to terrible, the

The ‘good’ that we do…remains November 6, 2022 Scripture: Luke 20:27-38 We each have but one life in which to love…only one life to learn and to practice the art of truly loving another…just one life to spend more time getting this right…and it is only in loving this way that we truly live, move, and have

‘forgiving can be hard work… accepting others can be even harder’ October 31, 2022 Scriptures: Habakkuk 1:1-4, 2:1-4, Luke 19:1-10 I have heard our gospel story today many times as I am sure many of you have as well. It is a story that has a lot of color and even perhaps humor in its