Third Sunday of Pentecost, June 14, 10:30amSermon: Who? Me?Accompanying Scripture: Matthew 9 : 35 – 10 : 8 Who? Me?Matthew 9:35-10:8 6/14/2026Living in first-century Palestine was excruciating. The Empire held sway over everyaspect of their lives. The people were not worthy of consideration or respect byCaesar. The Emperor claimed ownership of everything in the Empire.That included the Sea of Galilee, claiming the best fish for himself and his elite friends,with no payment to fishermen. The remaining fish was sold in…

First Sunday of Pentecost, June 7, 10:30amSermon: Life on the EdgeAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 9 : 9-13, 18-26 Life on the EdgesMatthew 9:9-13; 18-26 6/7/2026Shortly after we were married, my husband’s band went from Pittsburgh,PA, to Youngstown, OH, to play a two-night gig. The contract was toperform on a Saturday and Sunday evening until 2:00 in the morning.Since Tom had relatives living in Youngstown, I traveled with him for achange of pace. Sunday morning, 2:00 arrived, and the band took theirusual…

Trinity Sunday, May 31, 10:30amSermon: I Doubt ItAccompanying Scripture: Matthew 28 : 16 – 20 I Doubt ItMatthew 28:16-20 5/31/2026In 1996, Greg Kinnear starred in the movie Dear God. He plays the part ofTom Turner, a con artist who gets a job at the dead letter office of a post office, andfinds his life changing after reading letters sent to God. As his life begins to spiral outof control, he walks into a church and meets a Priest.“Do you ever…