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  • Pastor's Column: "Community"

    Janel Rieve, Zion Philadelphia UCC|Updated Mar 21, 2019

    Throughout this Lenten season the focus of our weekly soup suppers is “Community.” The question you may ask though might be, exactly what is “community”? The dictionary definition is pretty simple: community is a group of people who live in the same area, such as a city, town or neighborhood. It can also be a group of people who share a common interest. So, taking part in the soup suppers is actually being part of a community. In this case, it is a group of people sharing a common interest, whether it be the soup, the fel...

  • When life presses in

    Janel Rieve, Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ|Updated Apr 26, 2018

    My youngest daughter works for a magazine as an art director. Her job is demanding, especially during certain parts of the month before publication. During a particularly long week, I walked with her and she was looking forward to a weekend of doing nothing. I think we all look forward to those times when we can just catch our breath, relax, and reconnect with family and friends, or just ourselves. It also is a time when we, in our Christian walk, can reconnect with Jesus. Over and over in the Gospels, the scriptures talk...

  • Reflecting on Jesus’ sacrifice beyond Holy Week

    Janel Rieve, Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ|Updated Apr 20, 2017

    Lent/Holy Week is over. Those 40 days we spend, or are supposed to spend, in reflection and penitence are a thing of the past. This year’s Ritzville Ministerial Association (RMA) theme was “prepare your heart”. The choice of how to interpret that theme was left to each pastor. Prepare your heart for Easter, prepare your heart for Jesus, prepare your heart to receive the Word, prepare your heart to witness – all are thought-provoking messages leaving much to think about. As the time of Lent passed into Holy Week, Palm Sunday...