April, 2013 Dear Friends in Christ, When I was growing up I did not do well in school. I was a very poor reader until I was a teenager, and all the way through high school and even college I struggled with math. It was as if people where speaking a foreign language when they … Continue reading »
Faith Like a Foreign Language
Journey to Easter
Dear Friends in Christ, Rick and I have been away for three weeks in Florida and just returned to winter here in New England. We have been home about 5 days and I am still unpacking the car. When we set out I had a real plan for everything, at least that is what I … Continue reading »
A Voice from The Attic
Dear Friends, My brother says that I am the only person he knows that crazy things happen to on a regular basis. I guess that I have the ability to look at life and see the absurdity that often masks as daily experiences, and see metaphors for other things which are important. So here is … Continue reading »
Pasror’s report: Charge Conference 2012
Dear Friends in Christ, What a busy year we have had since we have last gathered for our Charge Conference. Our life in ministry has been challenged and sustained by God’s Holy Spirit. We have been challenged to look for new ways of understanding the presence of God in our troubled world and then working … Continue reading »
Celebrating the Savior
Dear Friends, In the liturgical year there are two important seasons of preparation, Advent and Lent, which precede the two great Christian Festivals of Christmas and Easter. The word Advent is from the Latin adventus which means “coming” and this season is set aside to prepare for the Coming of the Christ, the Incarnate God … Continue reading »
Serving Food, Serving Faith
Dear Friends, Hip, Hip, Hooray, the Big E is over for another year. Thank you to everyone who participated in any way at all. We had people who make sure we have a contract with the Big E and the proper licenses from the town and health departments and hire our professional staff. We have … Continue reading »
Prayer of Remembrance
September 11, 2012 West Springfield Town Common Pastor Karen E. Gutowski participated in the 9/11 Remembrance Service held on the West Springfield Town Common. We would like to share these prayers with all who were unable to attend. May they help you find comfort on this day. Holy God, on this day we gather with … Continue reading »
What’s your Faith Number?
Dear Friends, I thought I would reflect a little on the summer. It is difficult to believe that this is the first week of September, summer has just flown by. During the summer worship I shared on the New testament letter called Ephesians. It is a letter written to the church centered at Ephesis and … Continue reading »
On the Road
Dear Friends, A number of years ago there was a banner at Red Bird Mission which said something like “If your feet are not where you expected them to be, then God is on the road with you.” So many time in life we find ourselves in a place that is different from what we … Continue reading »
