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March 8, 2020

Cleaning Out Our Clutter So We See the Cross – March Herald Article by Pastor Butler

“Cleaning Out Our Clutter So We See the Cross” Many of you will remember that last February my father died. An unexpected fall in the bathroom and five days later my father died. It came as a shock, for while he was 91 years old, his health was good even if he was a bit […]

January 29, 2020

“The Joy In Being A Part Of The Body Of Christ” Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

The Herald February 2020 “The Joy In Being A Part Of The Body Of Christ “  This year St. John’s will be the location for eight couples professing their love for each other as they take their marriage vows. Even for us, this number of weddings is more than normal. Aside from all the planning […]

January 9, 2020

“Growing Closer to God in the New Year!” January 2020 Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

“Growing Closer to God in the New Year!” Once again we enjoyed the most wonderful Christmas Eve and Christmas Day services possible. Members of our congregation turned our normally beautiful sanctuary into a sanctuary that literally caused us to catch our breath as we entered. Many thanks to our extremely gifted artists who worked all […]

November 27, 2019

“God is with us.” A message from Pastor David Butler

“Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel,” which means “God is with us.”  (Matthew 1:23)   God is with us. What wonderful good news. The God of creation, the God of history, the God of salvation, and the God who claims us as His children, is with […]

October 31, 2019

“Let’s Be Real!” Herald Article by Pastor David Butler, November 2019

“Let’s Be Real!” I wonder if any of us saw it, and if we saw it, how many of us took the time to read the article published by the Post and Courier on Sunday, October 20, 2019. In big letters, it began “Poll, More Americans eschew religious affiliation.” When I see articles like this, […]

October 2, 2019

Being a Part of the Family – Pastor David Butler, October 2019

Last month we celebrated the sacrament of Holy Baptism with two young children in our congregation. Baptisms are always a highlight of the worship service as the baptismal candidate is brought forward and presented for the sacrament, where they become a child of God, an inheritor of eternal life, a member of the church and […]

April 14, 2019

Looking at Easter from the Empty Tomb – April 2019 Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

“Looking at Easter from the Empty Tomb” For many of us, years ago at Baptism we became Christian and the pastor marked our foreheads with oil in the sign of the cross. Since Baptism, we have lived with that cross on our foreheads as a marker that we have been claimed and sealed and belong […]

January 30, 2019

“Starting Over” February Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

“Starting Over!” There is an interesting tradition observed on February 2 known as Groundhog Day. The tradition began in the early 1800’s and involves predicting an early Spring or longer Winter solely based on whether the groundhog sees it’s shadow or not. Studies have shown that the accuracy of Punxsutawney Phil’s predictions is somewhere in […]

January 11, 2019

“Seeing and Responding to Christ” January 2019 Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

“Seeing and Responding to Christ” Then they also will answer, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you?’ (Matthew 25) Over my years in ministry, I have served two churches that were located within the city limits […]

November 29, 2018

“Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” December 2018 Herald Article by Pastor David Butler

“Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.” With these words, the Christmas story begins for Mary, mother of our Lord. As the angel Gabriel speaks to her and tells her she has found favor with God, Mary’s life changes and with that change, God comes into the world to be among us, redeem us, […]

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