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June 30, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for July 3, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                               July 3, 2022 Luke 16:10-13                                                                                             “A Letter to NASA”       When I was 10 or 11 years old, I wrote a letter to NASA asking if, when the time came, it would be possible for my ashes to be taken into space outside of the gravitational pull of Earth and […]

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June 23, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for June 26, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                               June 26, 2022 1 Peter 2:4-10                                                                                                “Come As You Are”       For the closing worship of the MN Conference Annual Meeting, our guest preacher was Rev. Dr. Justin Sabia-Tanis.  He is the new professor of Christian Ethics and Social Transformation at United Theological Seminary, the UCC seminary in Minnesota.  It is […]

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June 16, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for June 19, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                               June 19, 2022 Matthew 15:21-28                                                                                “How Are the Children?” Some years ago, when I was working for the UCC’s Council for Health and Human Service Ministries, I organized a gathering for the leaders of the UCC’s child and family service organizations.  It was filled with educational opportunities, resource and […]

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June 2, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for June 5, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                                 June 5, 2022   Acts 2:1-17                                                                                                                   “Our Story” There is something that has always bothered me about the Pentecost story, and it is this – in a story that has an unusual amount of detail, compared to other stories in the scripture anyway, I think a really important detail has […]

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May 26, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for May 29, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                               May 29, 2022 Acts 1:1-11                                                                                                       “Is This the Time?” The final question the disciples asked Jesus was, “Rabbi, is this the time when you will restore sovereignty to Israel?”             In this pleading question asked of Jesus in his final moments with them, we hear our own questions as disciples […]

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May 5, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for May 8, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                                  May 8, 2022   Deuteronomy 18:15-22                                                             “We Need to Talk about Bruno” A few months ago a phenomenon swept the nation – the Disney animated film ‘Encanto’.  I had never seen such a swift and overwhelming love for a movie.  Even me, and I don’t enjoy watching movies, watched it […]

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May 2, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

May 2022 Newsletter

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May 2, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Tree Removal April 2022

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March 31, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for April 3, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                               April 3, 2022 Luke 13:18-21                                                                                                  “Weeds and Pests”      While I have no scientific evidence to back up this claim, I think it is pretty safe to say that buckthorn is one of the most despised plants in our corner of the world.  An invasive species that was originally brought over […]

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March 24, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for March 27, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                            March 27, 2022 1 John 4:7-12                                                             “They Know We are Christian by our…” I want to begin with a story that for those who are participating in the Lenten book study will find familiar.  In fact, I am reading right from Holy Envy by Barbara Brown Taylor. “In her book […]

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