Tidings From Thomas
The Advent Season
Each year Advent and Christmas role around to bring us some of our most cherished traditions. As surely as we put up Chrismon trees and light Advent wreaths, we look forward to the special worship opportunities Advent brings. Even in the continuing challenges of being church in a pandemic, we continue to anticipate and celebrate the good news of Christ’s birth. Our circumstances are unprecedentedly different, but we continue to celebrate this good news through worship.
A Very Special Sunday
This is a big Sunday for Central. Whether you participate by worshiping in person, worshiping online, or driving through for donuts, I hope you’ll make Central a part of your Sunday.
World Communion Sunday
Out of an abundance of caution, Central has not celebrated Communion since March. All that will end on October 4th. October 4th is World Communion Sunday, an annual observance on which Christians across the globe traditionally celebrate Communion. This Sunday we celebrate our essential connectedness to all Christians as the one body of Christ, the church, by celebrating the church’s shared meal. I cannot think of a better time for Central to return Communion to our worshipping life.
This Long, Strange Trip - Tidings from Thomas
It continues to be a long, strange trip through 2020. Months ago, I thought fall would see a return to normalcy. With regard to in-person gatherings, Central’s issue continues to be one of space. Simply put, our spaces pose a challenge for groups to gather while remaining socially distant.
Tidings from Thomas - How Much Longer Until We’re There?
Do you have childhood memories of road trips? Whether it was a two-hour drive to visit grandparents or the long haul to Disney World, there came a point in every childhood road trip at which I was simply ready to be done. I was done counting out of state license plates and playing cow bingo. I was done looking for funny signs. I was simply done. This usually resulted in annoying my parents with different versions of, “How much longer until we’re there?”