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Mar 1, 2023
Final Newsletter - March 2023
Newsletter – March, 2023 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! As we prepare for a pastoral transition – I have a few final notes I’d...


Feb 1, 2023
Newsletter - February 2023
Newsletter – February, 2023 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! It has been a flurry of announcements and big news – and so I’ll try...


Dec 1, 2022
Newsletter - December 2022
Newsletter – December, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! Can it be true? Is December really here already? As many of you know,...


Nov 1, 2022
Newsletter - November 2022
Newsletter – November, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! As we move past the spooky holidays – we find ourselves in that...


Oct 1, 2022
Newsletter - October 2022
Newsletter – October, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! Despite the gloomy weather, in our hearts and around our homes – fall...


Sep 13, 2022
Newsletter - September 2022
Newsletter – September, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! Another summer has come and gone – it’s hard to believe. To be...


Sep 13, 2022
Newsletter - July 2022
Newsletter – July, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! As many of you know, every July I celebrate the anniversary of my arrival...

Jun 2, 2022
Updates From Upstairs - Part 2
Updates From Upstairs This is the section of our newsletter where I (Pastor JJ) will try to keep you informed on some of the...


Jun 1, 2022
Newsletter - June 2022
Newsletter – June, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! I feel like I blinked and suddenly summer has arrived. May was jam packed...


May 1, 2022
Newsletter - May 2022
Newsletter – May, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! Coming off of the wonderful celebrations of Easter Sunday and all the...

May 1, 2022
Updates From Upstairs - Part 1
Updates From Upstairs This is a new section of our newsletter, where I (Pastor JJ) will try to keep you informed on some of the...


Apr 1, 2022
Newsletter - April 2022
Newsletter – April, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! It’s funny – March happens the same way every single year and yet I...


Mar 1, 2022
Newsletter - March, 2022
Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! I want to begin by saying just how overwhelmed and grateful my family is for all your love and...


Feb 1, 2022
Newsletter - February 2022
Newsletter – February, 2022 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! What an incredibly challenging year this has been! We are only a...


Jan 1, 2022
January 2022 - Newsletter
Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! It feels very strange to be typing the year “2022” at the top of this newsletter. I feel as though...


Dec 1, 2021
December 2021 Newsletter
Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! For some of us, we’ve been celebrating the Christmas Season since before the leaves began changing...


Nov 1, 2021
Newsletter - November 2021
Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! While the weather can’t seem to make up its mind about whether it wants to be fall yet or not – I...


Oct 1, 2021
October 2021 Newsletter
Newsletter – October, 2021 “On the essentials, we need unity. On the non-essentials, we need liberty. And in all things we need...


Sep 1, 2021
September 2021 Newsletter
Newsletter – September 2021 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! As summer winds down, and the fall schedule kicks into gear – I...


Aug 1, 2021
August 2021 - Newsletter
Newsletter – August 2021 Greetings from the desk of the Pastor! I always find myself around this time of year, reflecting on the year...
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