Dear Eden Family- We find ourselves in challenging times, times filled with real and perceived dangers. These are times to be re-grounded in our faith and faith community. It’s a time to receive and respond with God’s wisdom given to us through the traditions of faith and Scripture to be sure, as well as the…
I look forward so very much to welcoming many of our scouting families to worship and fellowship this Sunday, March 8th. Young leaders will participate in worship, and fellowship hour will be jointly hosted by the children and youth from these organizations so important to our Eden family and outreach. We’ll continue our Lenten journey…
It’s Lent. The colors are purple. The cross is up. We gather for Ash Wednesday tonight (communion and ashes). With many across the centuries and globe, we join those who say “yes” to a season of reflection, repentance and renewal. We carve out 40 days on the way to resurrection in which we remember Christ’s…
( Yes, it was also the Super Bowl 😉 ) Just a quick follow-up on the Fundraiser Concert for “Bridging Jeff Park” which we held in partnership with co-sponsors last Sunday at Copernicus People are still RAVING about the music – original composition, band, and vocalists! THANK YOU especially to Jan and John H. Rizzo! …
Exciting news from Bridging Jeff Park! We said an enthusiastic YES to a Benefit Concert which fell from heaven with the generous aid of Jan Rizzo, Eden friend, who’s been carrying the seed of this idea since before holidays. Professional musicians Richard Gibbs and John H. Rizzo will bring the Mighty Hearts of Soul to…
The lyrics to a wonderful Epiphany hymn say that Christ (and we) are the Light to the World… and after all the sentimental hoopla is over we carry on with embracing his mission in and through us. I’m reminded of our Fall series on Holiness on Tuesdays, though, and that we’re called into space and…
“Keep a clear eye toward life’s end. Do not forget your purpose and destiny as God’s creature. What you are in God’s sight is what you are and nothing more. Remember that when you leave this earth, you can take nothing that you have received…but only what you have given; a full heart enriched by honest…
“At times, our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” – Albert Schweitzer “Gratitude turns what we have into enough.” – Anonymous “Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace…
Why a “Festival of the Dead”? We need it! “Totenfest” is the name in German for the worship activities which honor the departed, and doing so in a way that is both thankful remembrance AND tender eternal connection. It’s a human instinct for the well-being we know in tending wholesome ties to our ancestors and…
