Fierce Joy
Bulletin Scripture “Fierce Joy” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning! It is the third Sunday of Advent; you’ll remember — of course you all remember — that two weeks ago I promised that my Advent sermons were going to go from a very wide-angle, long lens view of God’s work in history and Creation to…
The Other Way
Bulletin Scripture “The Other Way” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning! On this December Sunday when we may have visions of sugarplums — or at least sugar cookies — dancing in our heads, I want to invite us to consider a less-emphasized aspect of Advent preparation. If you’ve hung around church, at least Creekside Church…
Longing For Light
Bulletin Scripture “Longing For Light” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning! This first Sunday of Advent has been ushered in with a breath of frost and a foretaste of the season to come. The calendar may still say Autumn, but the air outside and the decorations around the church say that Advent is here and…
Forever and Ever
Bulletin Scripture “Forever and Ever” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning, and happy New Year’s Eve! Today is the last Sunday of the Christian year. While many of us in the US are thinking about Thanksgiving and harvest and gathering together to ask the Lord’s blessing, churches around the world are celebrating Rein of Christ,…
The Welcome Table
Bulletin Scripture “The Welcome Table” by Pastor Rosanna McFadden Good morning! We are now officially past the middle of November. For me, at Creekside this means getting planning finished up for Advent and Christmas, but at home it means making plans for Thanksgiving. That’s Thanksgiving with a capital T — the holiday which happens on…