Good evening members and friends of Pleasant Grove UMC. We are into the 5th week of our shutdown of worship. I have to say that last Easter Sunday was a totally different way to worship. Ann and I have never missed an Easter Sunday worship. This Easter was different than the past. For twenty-five years, Read more »
Welcome to the fourth week of the church shutdown because of the Coronavirus. To me it seems that it is impossible that we have missed four weeks of worship and, in reality, there is no end in sight as to when we will reopen. Several days ago, Ann and I were reflecting as to “When Read more »
“It is Finished—Everything is completed” [i] John 19:28-30 28 Later, knowing that everything had now been finished, and so that Scripture would be fulfilled, Jesus said, “I am thirsty.” 29 A jar of wine vinegar was there, so they soaked a sponge in it, put the sponge on a stalk of the hyssop plant, and lifted it Read more »
Scripture for Palm and Passion Sunday Luke 19:28-37 Jesus Comes to Jerusalem as King 28 After Jesus had said this, he went on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. 29 As he approached Bethphage and Bethany at the hill called the Mount of Olives, he sent two of his disciples, saying to them, 30 “Go to the village ahead Read more »
Welcome to the second week of the church shutdown because of the coronavirus. As I work on this Reflection (Wednesday March 25TH) I just received an email from Bishop Easterling stating that “in adhering to the orders from Governor Hogan, all UMC churches will be closed through April 26th. This, of course, includes Pleasant Grove Read more »