…the joy of freedom December 17, 2017 Scripture: Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Truly this is a special time of the year. Advent and Christmas have long been creators of fond memories for many of us as we once again hear the old stories of the birth of our Lord and sing again the timeless […]
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Third Sunday – November 2017 Our second installment of the Third Sunday Lord’s Table was held during our November 19 worship service. The focus this month was on local homelessness and focused not just on those who are living on the streets in our local area but also on the idea of ‘housing insecurity’ which affects
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A long time member of PCC, Clerk of Council, and Prayer Ministry leader, Janet Olsen, has gone on to Glory and that the arrangements are as follows: Visiting Hours on Friday Dec.15th from 4-7 pm at Dwyer Funeral Home in Patterson Memorial Service will be at the Patterson Community Church on Saturday Dec. 16th at 2pm.
What does ‘peace’ look like in 2017? December 10, 2017 Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11 Last week we started our Advent Season by considering the theme behind the first candle we lit, that of ‘Hope’. And somewhere we found that hope in a Christian sense is not the blind wishful thinking that some thing or other
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Our Annual Christmas Cantata was held yesterday afternoon and was very well received. The event which was attended by over a hundred people brought together singers and choirs from five local churches and featured traditional works as well as contemporary numbers along with scripture readings of the Christmas story. Please consider joining us next year
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What does ‘hope’ look like in 2017? December 3, 2017 Scripture: Isaiah 64:1-9, Mark 13:24-37 Today we have arrived at the first Sunday of Advent, the four week period immediately preceding Christmas and traditionally viewed as a time of both preparation and anticipation. And unfortunately at least in our lifetimes, that time set
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Patterson Community Church is selling Christmas Trees and handmade Wreaths Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays after church each weekend until Christmas.
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of shepherds and kings… November 26, 2017 Scripture: Ezekiel 34 This passage is well-known in theological circles as the prophet very clearly and specifically calls out the authorities of the faith as well as offers the promise of a new day, a new reign of a just and righteous ‘Prince’ to come from the
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homelessness is here too… November 19, 2017 Scriptures: Isaiah 58:6-12, portions of Matthew 25 Isaiah 58:6-12 Is not this the fast that I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break every yoke? Is it not to share
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‘out of oil…’ November 12, 2017 Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13 “Then the kingdom of heaven will be like this. Ten bridesmaids took their lamps and went to meet the bridegroom. Five of them were foolish, and five were wise. When the foolish took their lamps, they took no oil with them; but the wise took flasks of
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