Join us on the lawn - Sunday Outdoor Service, 11:00 a.m. Sept. 27th
We will have an outdoor service with communion this Sunday. (If you cannot attend, you can join via ZOOM.) Bring a chair, sun hat, beverage and mask to the east lawn. Temperature check and sanitizer provided and 10ft distances are marked for individual/family groups.
Reflection from your Co-Pastors September 24, 2020

Autumn is upon us. Autumn Equinox Prayer

This month from Sept. 1 through Oct. 4, we are celebrating The Season of Creation. It’s difficult to keep this connection considering Covid19, the election cycle, and more, so I wanted to recognize the arrival of Autumn two days ago (Sept. 22).

May this prayer bring you peace.

From Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim by Edward Hays my gift to you today:

 “I unite myself with ancient memories that sleep within.
Ancestors of long ago whose fears have left their fingerprints upon me,
remind me of my holy communion with that river of humanity
that flows through my soul.
May this flame be my autumn sacred fire.
 
A candle may be lit
 
I greet you, child of night – my anger.
May I live with you in a creative way.
Be fuel for the prophet within me
to speak and act against the darkness of injustice.
 
I greet you, daughter of the dark – my sexual needs.
May I always dance with you in creative, selfless ways.
May I live with you in openness and without fear.
 
I greet you, sons of darkness – envy and the need to be noticed.
I fear you not, for you can teach me how I must love myself fully
if I am to love others and my God with all my heart.
 
I greet you – night-spirit of aggression.
May you be a powerful force for good in my life.
You are the energy that can impel me to achieve great deeds,
to heal the Earth of brokenness.
May I live with you in good health of body, mind and spirit.
 
And may all my friends of the dark
be in harmony with the spirits of light within me,
living together under the loving eye of our merciful God.

Amen ⴕ 
Community Prayer Requests

For Lauren Roob entering into new cancer treatment- friend of Rosanna Bateman.
Healing prayers for Dianna Padilla, sister of Lisa Jones, who underwent surgery for cancer. For Liz and Ken Zornes and family, friends of Sandra and Dick Life, whose daughter is struggling with addiction.

For Courtney, daughter of Jean and Tom Christen. Michael Keefe, son of member Yvonne Keefe.

For the continued recovery of Linda Joyce. For Dona Bosse - community member and Rosemary - Fr Michael's mother.
For Dani - Niece of the Cloyds and Mary Crosby – parishioner. For Chris Bachman, friend of Lisa Jones and Ruth Parker, sister of Dori Carroll. And Leo Six – father of Michael Six, Mike Gudim, Margie Weitz, Suzanne King, Robert Browell.
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For peaceful repose for the souls of those who've passed and comfort for the families.

Bob - Husband of Joyce Dehaven,
friend of Cathy Engel
David Heyman - member
Teri Kent - member
Pat DeMuth -sister of Jim DeMuth, member
Bill McClellan - Father of Jennifer Pfeister, member
Father of Julie Shoenbauer, member
Edwin White - brother in law of Pastor Jane
Bill, Greg, and Calvin -
friends of Deacon Rosean
And for Ted Boltz and comfort for Fr. Frank Quintana and family - an ECC Pastor of St. Oscar Romero, ECC in Albuquerque.
Our Service Recordings and More
View our September 20th Sunday service celebrating the 3rd Sunday in the Season of Creation. You can also access a printable document of the entire service to assist with prayer. Here is Father Teri's homily.
#BLACKLIVESMATTER

Sunday we were honored to hear the story of Ernest Skelton & Caroline Crockett Brock about how we can change our country - one town at a time.

Caroline posted: I am a 45 year old white woman living in Myrtle Beach and today was the first time I spoke frankly about racism with a black man.

When Ernest Skelton, my appliance repairman, came to the front door, I welcomed him in. As this was his second visit and we’d established a friendly rapport, I asked him how he was feeling in the current national climate. When Ernest realized I wanted to know about his experience with racism (not corona virus), he began answering my questions.
What’s it like for you on a day-to-day basis as a black man? Do cops ever give you any trouble? The answers were illuminating...... Read more here
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