by Tara Olsen Allen | May 31, 2018 | Uncategorized
Make sure to attend the Portsmouth Pride Festival and Parade! See: http://www.seacoastoutright.org/portsmouth-pride-2018 The month of June was chosen for LGBTQ Pride Month to commemorate the Stonewall riots, which occurred at the end of June 1969. Many pride events...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 27, 2018 | Sermons
Phew! Well, talk about “heavy hitter” scriptures! First, we hear from Isaiah about his vision that called him to be a prophet. Next, we hear a passage from the gospel according to John that contains probably one of the most quoted/well-known verses in all of the...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 20, 2018 | Sermons
Aside from the Christmas story and the Passion narrative of Easter, the scripture Mandy and I read from the Acts of the Apostles is probably one of the most well-known pieces of scripture that we have. This story tells of the Holy Spirit descending upon a gathering...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 13, 2018 | Sermons
The scripture we have this morning focuses on a prayer Jesus is offering on behalf of the disciples. This prayer is different than the Lord’s Prayer, the prayer that Jesus taught us to pray. This is not a prayer that he is teaching to the disciples or even a prayer...
by Tara Olsen Allen | May 8, 2018 | Uncategorized
Children’s Sunday is June 10th! Come join us as the children offer their gifts during worship. During church school, they beautify the grounds by planting donated flowers, and then celebrate during coffee hour with ice cream!