Archive for February 2021
The Power of Words: Jeanie Moore publishes memoirs during quarantine
By Susan Shinn Turner During the great pandemic of 2020, Jeanie Moore realized she needed to do something both for her mental health and her spiritual health. So she wrote a book. “When I was recovering from knee surgery in mid-February, I realized I wasn’t going to get out,” Jeanie says, “and I decided to…
Read MoreA Love Song for the Ages
Love divine, all loves excelling, joy of heaven to earth come down; fix in us thy humble dwelling; all thy faithful mercies crown! Jesus, thou art all compassion, pure, unbounded love thou art; visit us with thy salvation; enter every trembling heart. (ELW #631) By Rob Durocher Of the many beautiful hymns of our faith,…
Read MoreThe Feast of St. Valentine
By Rob Durocher, Minister of Worship and the Arts Long before Brach’s and Whitman’s began selling heart-shaped boxes of candy and Hallmark cards and a dozen roses and ‘let me call you sweet-heart’ became the focus of Valentine’s Day, February 14th was a much-celebrated Festival Day in the liturgical church year because it commemorated the…
Read MoreAn Inspired Garden: A New Outdoor Learning Environment opens at the St. John’s Child Development Center
By Susan Shinn Turner It’s hard to tell who’s more excited about this month’s opening of the Outdoor Learning Center at the Child Development Center — the children or Colleen McDaniel. McDaniel, owner of The Inspired Garden is based in Badin. She holds contractor and landscape contractor’s licenses. She has been tasked with installing the…
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