Author: Rich Vurva

Print/view the 10/30/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Madeline Dear Trinity, With the approaching 505th anniversary of the Reformation, take time to appreciate that as Lutherans, we uplift the priesthood of all believers. We share the belief that there is…

Print/view the 10/16/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Amy During our first meeting of A Cup of TLC, Pearl Luebke shared that every morning she sits at the side of her bed and says: Thank you, Lord, for saving my…

Print/view the 10/01/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Madeline Earlier this month, I visited a family who keeps the practice of measuring everyone’s height on the doorway. The lines of black sharpie track how much the children are growing, but…

Print/view the 09/18/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Amy Dear Trinity, I’m writing to you just a few days before Rally Day. The plan is to worship in the park, share a meal, and do volunteer work in the community.…

Print/view the 09/04/22 Tidings Exciting news! The council unanimously approved our new worship time. We will continue to have worship at 9:00 a.m. on Sundays. This was a much-discussed decision and one that has many reasons for the change. One…

Print/view the 08/04/22 Tidings Council Bios Below are brief biographies of the two new council members we are voting into council at the semi-annual meeting on August 7th. The meeting will be right after worship. Phillip Douglas Martin Jr. Where…

Print/view the 07/21/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Amy Starting this week, I’ll begin a 3-week sermon series on The Lord’s Prayer. We know it. We say it. We’re gonna dig in so that we can pray it. Come learn…

Print/view the 07/07/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Amy In our nation this week, we observed the 4th of July, which honors our country’s founding. I’ve been thinking a lot about foundations these past several weeks as Supreme Court rulings…

Print/view the 06/23/22 Tidings In Memory of Evelyn McClain Evelyn and I were strangers to each other. I had been asked to visit her in the assisted living facility she had recently moved into. Evelyn was past 90 years old…

Print/view the 06/09/22 Tidings A Message from Pastor Amy I’ve been thinking a lot about bodies lately. In my visits, I’ve held the hands of people lamenting their changing, aging body. No matter how many times this happens, I never…