CYRE Column

When considering February’s service theme, “Reparation: Loving back into Relationship”, I took the time to examine the possible definitions of the word “reparation”. Reparation is about making amends, repairing and compensating others for the wrongs done to them. (In the last century it was most often used when talking about the aftermath of wars between … Read more

Monthly Musings: What’s in a Name (or a Pronoun)? How many children and youth in our church do you know by name? I learned a long time ago how important it is to learn children’s names as quickly as possible and use them. It is the primary point of contact with a child and something … Read more

My father was in charge of the family soundtrack in the house I grew up in. Every morning during the school year he woke up and turned on the small RCA record player in our living room, (the kind where you could stack LPs for continuous play, but only if the lid was raised) and … Read more

Monthly Musings: Preparation begins during the month of November for our multigenerational Holiday Service on December 8th. Our core team of volunteers this month include Kelly Wolf, Cathy Grise, Leslie McAnanama, and Jennifer Wallace. Together they will be working with the children and our November worship theme of “Communication: Getting the Message” and developing the … Read more

Monthly Musings: When I was very young, like many children before and after me, I was fascinated by dinosaurs. There is something about childhood imagination which lends itself to consideration of those things outside of what we can see. That enormous creatures once existed on alien landscapes here on Earth was an idea that obsessed … Read more