You are invited to Sunday Worship on March 2 at 10 am. The bulletin for this Sunday is available for viewing HERE.
You can worship live on ZOOM by clicking the link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9658816441 Meeting ID: 965 881 6441
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Transfiguration Sunday
Sunday, March 2, 2025, 10 am
Children’s Time: Dr. Haley
Special Music: Each Step I Take, Words and Music by W. Elmo Mercer
by Carmelita Abenoja
Rewilding Is the Resistance: Part 2) “Cultivating Radical Friendship”
Message by Haley Feuerbacher, Ph.D.
In this second message of two-part series, Rewilding Is the Resistance, we will turn to Cultivating Radical Friendship as the way forward. True friendship—woven with justice, equity, and deep valuing of diversity—is not just a personal gift but a form of resistance. When we build relationships that honor and sustain our full humanity, we create the beloved community that can heal and transform the world.
Rewilding is not just about restoring landscapes; it is about restoring our souls. It is about weeding out the forces that deal death—fear, injustice, isolation—and making space for what gives life: connection, courage, and love. This spring, we turn to the wisdom of the wild, the wisdom of the Spirit, and the wisdom of each other to reclaim the freedom and flourishing that is our birthright.
“Jesus calls every generation to wholehearted discipleship: opening our hearts to the people we encounter daily; practicing compassion with our families and neighbors; honoring the dignity and worth of all people near and far; recognizing the systems that destroy human lives through poverty, war and exclusion; and advocating justice and care in our churches, communities and social structures. God calls us further to be stewards of creation, caring for the skies and waters, soil and plants, and all beings.”
~ preamble to United Methodist Social Principles 2025
“Real power is usually unspectacular, a simple setting aside of fear
that allows the free flow of love. But it changes everything.”
~ Martha Beck
“Work is love made visible.”
~ Kahlil Gibran
“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
~ Mahatma Gandhi
