In just a few weeks, we begin our Back-to-School message series at the 9:30 Sanctuary Service focusing on The Apostles’ Creed. Maybe someone, a non-Christian …
Report from our Missionary Katherine Parker
Many of you will recall Missionary Katherine Parker’s visit with us last year as she shared what it’s like serving with the Health Team of …
Explorations on our Journey toward Sanctuary
Throughout these past six months, our congregation has engaged in a careful exploration of what it might mean for us to become a Sanctuary Church …
The Hope Center’s passing of the Torch
Celebrating Fifteen Years of Partnership with Community Action Napa Valley We are in the midst of celebrating an exceptionally exciting week–and most of you will …
The Role of Conviviality in Public Discourse
Once again, we are shocked to receive news this week of the actions of an apparent lone gunman who shot and wounded five congressional ball …
Remembering and Honoring Napa’s War Dead, and Our Own
At this Sunday’s 9:30 Sanctuary Worship Service, we’ll be pausing to remember the names of those friends and relatives who’ve died in the line of …
Prayers for Bishop Karen Oliveto and the United Methodist Church II
I just completed reading the seventeen-page Decision No. 1341 handed down by the Judicial Council of The United Methodist Church on Friday, April 28th. I’ll …
Prayers for Bishop Karen Oliveto and The United Methodist Church
Our Bishop Minerva G. Carcano of the California-Nevada Conference has asked each of our 350 congregations to join her in a time of prayer throughout …
Remembering (or Discovering Anew) Mahatma Gandhi, Part III
I’ve been involved most recently in conversations that reflect concerns regarding the separation of church and state. Issues arose to which I’ve felt the need …
Remembering (or Discovering Anew) Mahatma Gandhi, Part II
I’m convinced that some of the greatest dramas are played out in the courtroom, from Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird to the many James …
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