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May 5, 2021: Like many things/events these days, Mother’s Day this Sunday has a special feeling about it as many mothers/grandmothers will have the chance to be with children/grandchildren from whom they were possibly separated last Mother’s Day, another reminder not to take familiar people and ordinary relationships for granted.  Consider this prayer for your use… Loving God: For all the relationships and people who give our lives substance and shape, we are grateful. For the privilege of being in…

May 3, 2021: Thanks to all who joined us for worship on Sunday, as well as children and youth who gathered for lessons and activities.  Special thanks to Larry (organ), Julie and Amanda (live stream), Mary Jane and Joe (vocals), Amanda, Jacqueline, Meredith and Nell (children/youth), Barbara, Chris, Mary Diane and Lyle (servers), Thomas (acolyte).  Thanks also to all those present in person for their cooperation with covid protocols as we experience worship in person, indoors, in these pandemic days…

Apr. 30, 2021: THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER IN-PERSON WORSHIP, 11AM, SANCTUARY This Sunday worship continues in the Walnut Hill Church Sanctuary.  Several covid protocols will be in place including… We request that those attending be free of any covid symptoms, have not been recently exposed to anyone with the coronavirus, and have considered that attending is safe for you and your household. We require that masks be worn and social distancing maintained by all persons attending. Seating will be on a…

Apr. 28, 2021: The current covid surge in India reminds us of what the pandemic has made clear over the past 14 months, namely the “boundaries” we create between ourselves and others (nationality, race, religion) do not exist in the real world. Like an illness sometimes moves among the members of an ordinary household, so the coronavirus moves among the members of the human household, in this case with devastating effect. To the virus, we are one family. The sooner…

Apr. 26, 2021: Thanks to all who joined us for worship on Sunday, as well as children and youth who gathered for lessons and activities.  Special thanks to Larry (organ), Amanda (video), Ruth and Dave (vocals), Amanda, Jacqueline, Julie and Heather (children/youth), John and Chris (greeters/ushers).  Thanks also to all those present in person for their cooperation with covid protocols as we experience worship in person, indoors, in these pandemic days (see below).  Thanks also to Amanda and young people…

Apr. 23, 2021: THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER SUNDAY OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD IN-PERSON WORSHIP, 11AM, SANCTUARY This Sunday worship returns to the Walnut Hill Church Sanctuary.  Several covid protocols will be in place including… We request that those attending be free of any covid symptoms, have not been recently exposed to anyone with the coronavirus, and have considered that attending is safe for you and your household. We require that masks be worn and social distancing maintained by all persons attending.…

Apr. 21, 2021: When a Minneapolis jury rendered their verdict on Tuesday evening, many people hailed the moment as an occasion of justice for George Floyd, and indeed it was.  That said, justice reaches beyond the courtroom, including not only the redressing of particular wrongs, but also the positive work of creating systems leading to respect for all people.  May the judgment rendered this week provide hope and encouragement to all persons working in perhaps less public, but equally important,…

Apr. 19, 2021: Thanks to all who joined us in person or virtually for worship on Sunday, as well as children and youth who gathered for lessons and activities.  Special thanks to Larry (organ), Julie (live stream), Amanda, Jacqueline, Meredith and Brian (children/youth), John and Chris (greeters/ushers), Ginger (flowers).  Thanks also to all those present in person for their patience with covid protocols as we experience worship in person, indoors, in these pandemic days (see below). In case you missed…

Apr. 16, 2021: THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER IN-PERSON WORSHIP, 11AM, SANCTUARY This Sunday worship returns to the Walnut Hill Church Sanctuary.  Several covid protocols will be in place including… We request that those attending be free of any covid symptoms, have not been recently exposed to anyone with the coronavirus, and have considered that attending is safe for you and your household. We require that masks be worn and social distancing maintained by all persons attending. We ask that you contact the…

Apr. 14, 2021: Thirteen months after the pandemic began, Walnut Hill Church worship returns to the Sanctuary on Sunday, April 18.  This decision is not made lightly and comes with the awareness that covid-19 continues to disrupt and threaten lives.  With that awareness,  we request that those attending be free of any covid symptoms, have not been recently exposed to anyone with the coronavirus, and have considered that attending is safe for you and your household.  We require that masks be…