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April 2021 Tidings
Pastor’s Ponderings A Loss of Purpose I have been with you for five months now! In the next couple of months, I will be contacting some of you to hear your various voices on who...
Pastor’s Ponderings A Loss of Purpose I have been with you for five months now! In the next couple of months, I will be contacting some of you to hear your various voices on who...
Pastor’s Ponderings I have been with you for a little over four months now—mostly connecting on-line because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Being that we are not meeting in person for worship or meetings or any...
Pastor’s Ponderings When the angel told Mary that she would bear the Christ child, we are told Mary “pondered” the angel’s message. In Greek, the word, “ponder” means “to throw” or to “put together.” The...
Pastor’s Ponderings We are right in the middle of the time of year, I like to call, “Hallowthankmas.” As soon as the back-to-school items are cleared from the shelves, the costumes and candy for Halloween...
From the President New Beginnings I am excited to inform you that we have hired a new interim pastor! Her name is Christine Wenzel, and her first Sunday with us will be Nov.8. She has...
Pastor’s Pen Words for the road And so, our time together at Mt. Carmel is soon drawing to a close. I have been your pastor for four years and a few months and it’s hard...
Pastor’s Pen For we know that all things work for good, with those whom God has called according to his purpose. (Romans 8:28) Most of us probably know this verse well. It is very hopeful,...
Pastor’s Pen Wait for it Heidi and I were just on a three-day getaway to Bayfield, Wisc. We had a lovely time but not great weather. One day it rained off and on all day....
Pastor’s Pen It’s time to listen Well, what a difference one Tidings issue makes! The last issue I wrote for, everything was about the pandemic. And while that’s not exactly off the table (not even...
Pastor’s Pen Greetings, Mt. Carmelites! OK, let’s name the elephant in the room: when will we be able to gather again within the walls of our beloved church building? We’ve just heard that our brothers...