The building across Washington Street has been known informally as “the Clem building” and the “Cross the Street” building for many years. Now as it takes shape as fully renovated ministry space, it has a name. The Building Commission of the Session worked hard on the name. They wanted something right for a church building … [Read more…]
Why do you go on saying a Creed, usually the Apostles’ Creed, every Sunday in worship? There are plenty of church consultants and others who actively encourage churches to let it go. It’s not interesting, they say, and people don’t know what it means. Perhaps it becomes rote words and people stop paying attention. All … [Read more…]
Big Brothers/Big Sisters is looking for mentors in Limestone County. Mentorship consists of being involved in the life of a young person (5-18) in difficult life circumstances. Mentors will receive training. If you would like more information, would like to volunteer to be a mentor please call Nick Thomas at 256-998-5566.
Audio of the sermon from September 18 is here. A PDF file of the worship bulletin is here. The Scripture readings for the day are Genesis 16 and Romans 8:18-30. An excerpt from the sermon: “People sometimes say, “All the world’s religions teach the same ethics.” And that isn’t true, but more importantly it’s beside … [Read more…]
An audio recording of the sermon from September 11 is here. The Scripture readings are Genesis 15:1-21 and Matthew 11:1-6. “Like many others with the responsibility of preaching on that day, I found on Sunday, September 16, 2001 that it wasn’t necessary to depart from the original plan in order to be given something to … [Read more…]
Here is a gallery of pictures taken today, September 12, 2016, of activity renovating the building across the street. Onward and upward!
In the ongoing project of renewing the historic stained glass in the sanctuary, the window panel most at risk is being removed today. Unlike the windows repaired and returned already, this one is being taken apart by painstakingly removing one piece of glass at a time. The risk of the window crumbling and shattering was … [Read more…]
An audio recording of the sermon for August 28 is here. The worship bulletin (PDF) is here. The Scripture readings are Genesis 13 and Philippians 2:1-11. “The most striking thing to me in all of this story is this business of looking and seeing, and its relationship to faith. Lot chose by looking, by sight, … [Read more…]
Audio of the sermon from August 21 is here. The worship bulletin is here. The Scripture readings are Genesis 11:27-12:9 and Hebrews 11:8-12. “It isn’t because Abram is such an admirable person that he receives this call and promise. He does quite a few profoundly un-admirable things. We aren’t told in the Bible about … [Read more…]
The “Peacock Window” is back today, cleaned and re-leaded. (The shadow figure is one of the workers, painting the sash outside.)