Dear Restoration, ‘Give thanks unto the Lordand call upon his Name;tell the peopleswhat things he has done.O Let your songs be of him,and praise him,and let your speech beof all his wondrous works.”Psalm 105:1-2 (BCP p. 406) There are lots of ‘lasts’ this week! This week is your last small group of the […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Restoration, Our 3 Morning Service Pilot will end on June 16th. Thank you so much for trying out different service times over the last two and a half months as we have been corporately discerning a Sunday morning cadence that best serves our growing congregation. Thank you for being flexible when we made […]
Dear Restoration, In our services this morning, David announced that we are transitioning to a new church management system, Church Center. He mentioned some of the ways this change will affect our life together as a church, and I’m writing to follow up with instructions for one of these changes specifically: giving. […]
Painting by Phaedra Taylor,from her new collaborationwith W. David O. Taylor,Prayers for the Pilgrimage For the Blessing of Small Labors O Lord, you who welcomed the humble gift of loaves and fishes, I offer to you the humble things of this day– my cleaning, my driving, my tidying, my weeding, my mending, […]
As for the one who is weak in faith,welcome that person,but not to quarrel over opinions. Romans 14:1 (ESV) Dear Restoration, Scott did such a great job with the sermon last week. I loved this line: “We are judged by the quality of our relationships over the purity of […]
I call upon you,for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.Wondrously show your steadfast love, O Savior of those who seek refuge… Psalm 17:6-7 (ESV) 8:00 || 9:30 || 11:15 starting this Sunday! Dear Restoration, We are so grateful for everyone’s flexibility as we move […]
Owe nothing to anyone– except for your obligation to love one another.Romans 13:8a Dear Restoration, I am excited to worship with you this Sunday! Our High School and Middle School students will be leading us at 8:00, 9:30, and 11:30- the music, the preaching, and the prayers! They are such a […]
Almighty and everliving God, we beseech you to strengthen these your servants for witness and ministry through the power of your Holy Spirit.Daily increase in them your manifold virtues of grace: the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and true godliness, and the spirit of […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* Dear Restoration, “Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them…”Romans 12:6a (NLT) One of the many privileges of leading a church like Restoration, is my calling to be a steward of the gifts and ideas of the members of our congregation. Every week, I have conversations […]
*|MC_PREVIEW_TEXT|* From Monday: the solar eclipseat Niagara Falls. Watch from :30 to 1:30 and listen to the crowds cheering. The reporter says:‘This is such a magical moment…You feel it in every sense…in every cell of your body…’ Dear Restoration, “They know the truth about God because He has made it obvious to them. […]