Author: Pastor Nick
Forty-seven years of ordained ministry, beginning for twelve years as a Jesuit priest, thirty-two as a United Methodist Pastor.
Peace or Sword: Which?
A blessed Father’s Day to everyone! Here is an edited video of the Zoom Worship Service.... Read More
Deep Compassion
Partial recording of live Zoom worship.... Read More
In or Out?
Which is it in the midst of the pandemic and the protests: shall I go in or out? Into church buildings or worship outside? Shall I protest in the racial upheaval going in its own way as earth-shaking ... Read More
Lincoln and the Holy Spirit
A dramatic reading of the final section Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address and the relation with today’s Gospel and the common word, “orphans.” A close-up image of Lincoln in t... Read More
The Breath of the Shepherd
Online Worship – “Good Shepherd Sunday” We have a Zoom Coffee Hour after worship each Sunday.Send request to join in, tonjconnolly7@gmail.com... Read More
Hearing Is Seeing
Online Worship – The Third Sunday in Easter We have a Zoom Coffee Hour after worship each Sunday.Send request to join in, tonjconnolly7@gmail.com... Read More
Peering into the Wounds
This video is made up of three segments, which partially includes the online service on The Second Sunday in Easter, April 19, 2020 which was interrupted by difficulties in the broadcast transmission.... Read More
Empty Tomb—Empty Church
Easter Sunday Online Worship, April 12, 2020... Read More
Death—Doorway to Life
This was the live stream service today through the church’s Facebook Page.... Read More
The Bubble Machine
Remembering the congregation so dear to us, and in prayer for the safety of everyone, a small group gathered for worship. Jesus and the woman at the well offered a message about the power of the divin... Read More
Eyes Lifted High on the Cross
Girl Scout Sunday From the children with their “Bandaid Crosses” to the cross lifted on high and the story of Jesus and Nicodemus, the image of Christ drawing us to himself seeks to libera... Read More
Patience and Passion
Two forces at work: the darkness of evil seeking to have us hold onto hurts, and the grace of God drawing us through pain into joy. Such is the movement of Lent. The word “Lent” is the anc... Read More
Listening to Jesus
When you’re wishing again for that mountain-top experience, hold fast to the voice from heaven urging us to “Listen to Him.” In the trip down the mountain with the shocking news that... Read More
Soul Discovery
A brief meditation began the sermon, with a view to simply experiencing the simple fact of our existence. This is the point of connection, the point of contact with God through the Holy Spirit who is ... Read More
The Grace Badge
This was a special celebration of Boy Scout Troop 66 whom this church is honored to sponsor. Scouts and family members joined our congregation for singing, listening, and the joy of children holding w... Read More
Happiness 101
Bulletin cover compliments of anchorwallace.com A fresh look at the Beatitudes and how the image of a trapeze helps us to understand the “letting go” in the first part of the Beatitudes, a... Read More
Light Swooping into Darkness
The swooping down of turkey vultures as they aim to pick at roadkill, strangely suggests an image of the light of Jesus swooping down on the first disciples. This swooping light was so powerful, that ... Read More
The Torch and the Baton
The beauty of this congregation is the movement of the Holy Spirit throughout: laughter, caring, listening, compassion. The Spirit prays as connections with one another are made. This is how John in h... Read More
The Power of Gentleness
A bell calls us to the present moment. Distractions flee as we listen to its call and its fading into the silence that invites us to connect with the Spirit. Sharing some famous bells, and a tiny one ... Read More
Egypt Getaway
During the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, some forty artists in Europe were so captivated by the Flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, that they painted fifty masterpieces of a time of rest in the... Read More