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Holy Week Schedule

March 15th, 2012 · General

  April 1 Palm Sunday (Worship services at 8:00, 9:15, 11:15) 7:45 AM –the blessing ceremony of palm branches and palm crosses, outside the church Commemorate the entrance of the messiah into Jerusalem with the waving of the palm branches, observance of Holy Communion, and giving of the blessed palm crosses as a memento for [...]

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Masks… Music… Mardi Gras!

January 11th, 2012 · General

February 11, 2012 — 6:00 PM In New Orleans, Mardi Gras (Fat Tuesday) is a big celebration before Lent.  Being the flexible Methodists we are, our church will celebrate on February 11 instead, which makes it Fat Saturday.  There will be lots of prepared special food, (Cajun/Creole) music, mask making and a Mardi Gras parade.  It is an all-church, [...]

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New Worship Times Starting January 8, 2012

December 31st, 2011 · General

Beginning January 8, we will update our Sunday morning schedule as follows: 8:00 AM — Informal Worship in the Friendship Room 9:15 AM — Traditional Worship in the Sanctuary with our Chancel Choir 9:15 AM — Children’s Sunday School 11:15 AM — An Alternative Worship Experience in the Sanctuary with our Praise Band

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50th Anniversary Celebration Slideshow

October 30th, 2011 · General

50th Anniversary Celebration Slideshow

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EarthTalk: What is “genetic pollution”?

September 18th, 2011 · General

EarthTalk® E – The Environmental Magazine Dear EarthTalk: What is “genetic pollution” as it pertains to the bioengineering of animals, fish and plants, and what happens if they cross breed with their wild cousins? — R. Ahearn, Rome, NY Genetically modified organisms are those that have been altered by scientists to include genes from other [...]

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