Happy Anniversary!
I am reminded of your sincere faith, a faith that lived first in your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice and now, I am sure, lives...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- May 11
- 3 min
Communion and the Body of Christ
The cup of blessing that we bless, is it not a sharing in the blood of Christ? The bread that we break, is it not a sharing in the body...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- May 4
- 2 min
Praying in Worship Services
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all people… 1 Timothy 2:1 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Apr 13
- 2 min
Easter is a Beginning
They said to each other, “Were not our hearts burning within us while he was talking to us on the road, while he was opening the...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Mar 16
- 2 min
Who is We?
Now you are the body of Christ and individually members of it. 1 Corinthians 12:27 Dear Friends in Christ, Let me explain the strange...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Ash Wednesday
Sanctify a fast, call a solemn assembly, gather the people… Joel 2:15b – 16a Dear Friends in Christ, Sometimes the season of Lent creeps...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Dec 15, 2022
- 3 min
Anamnesis
Then he took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and gave it to them, saying, "This is my body, which is given for...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Nov 11, 2022
- 2 min
What are Eucharistic Visitors?
We who are many are one body, for we all partake of the one bread. 1 Corinthians 10:17b Dear Friends in Christ, With COVID restrictions...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Oct 27, 2022
- 3 min
Why Communion?
For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. 1 Corinthians 11:26 Dear...
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The Rev. Thomas C. Pumphrey
- Oct 13, 2022
- 2 min
What is the “offertory?”
And walk in love, as Christ loved us and gave himself up for us, a fragrant offering and sacrifice to God. Ephesians 5:2 Dear Friends in...
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