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October 27, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

All Saints Service 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                          October 30, 2022 Isaiah 25:1, 4a, 6-10a                                                                     Wisdom in the Midst of Grief             The celebration of All Saints Day in the church is an opportunity for us to not only acknowledge the losses we have sustained throughout this last year, but it is also a time when, […]

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October 20, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for Oct. 23, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                          October 23, 2022       John 7:37-44                                                                       “Water from the Whitewater River” In January of this year, as we were approaching the Sunday when we remember the baptism of Christ, I had an idea.  Jesus was, as we know, baptized in the river Jordan.  So I decided I wanted to have […]

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October 13, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for October 16, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                          October 13, 2022 Revelation 6:9-11                                                                                             Hope in Tomorrow I want to first admit something.  I picked this scripture specifically because I thought it would be an interesting challenge.  The Womanist Lectionary, like nearly every lectionary, has four scriptures for each Sunday: Old Testament, Psalm, Gospel, New Testament (not Gospel).  […]

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October 6, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for October 9, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                            October 9, 2022         Mark 6:1-6                                                                                                           “God’s Melody” It is important, I think, for me to begin by stating I fully believe there continues to be prophets today.  People who speak the word of God, no matter how hard it is to hear, who do so no matter the consequences, […]

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September 29, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for October 2, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                            October 2, 2022         Mark 10:13-16                                                                                                               Child-Like This Tuesday morning as my clergy group was gathering for its weekly text study, we were catching up on life news as we settled in.  One member of our group was tired and explained why.  At the moment he is the primary caregiver […]

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September 22, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for September 25, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                     September 25, 2022  Matthew 5:21-26                                                                        On Worship and Reconciliation The first thing I thought when I read this scripture was, after an internal deep sigh, “You know Jesus, you said we had to hate our families in order to truly follow you and now you are saying we have […]

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September 15, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for September 18, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                     September 18, 2022  John 16:16-22                                                                                                       “Liminal Space” About a month ago I was watching my friend’s 3-year-old daughter for a few hours as a last-minute babysitting need arose for them.  The little girl doesn’t know me particularly well, and as she is not fond of new people, she kept […]

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September 8, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for September 11, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                     September 11, 2022  2nd Corinthians 1:8-11                                                                                “First Day of School” My Facebook feed has been filled with first day of school pictures posted by friends and family.  Pictures of little ones starting preschool, all the way to one friend of mine who posted a picture of her first day […]

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September 1, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for September 4, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                       September 4, 2022    Luke 7:14-23                                                                                                                    “Tuning” I listen to classical music all day long.  It is on at home, in my car, and my office.  I even leave it on at the house when I’m not there, thinking it helps my dog to relax (though truthfully, he can’t hear […]

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August 25, 2022  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for August 28, 2022

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                           August 28, 2022         Luke 19:1-10                                                                                       “Let’s Talk about Money” There is a great scene in one of the first episodes on Downton Abbey.  The family of the abbey are sitting down with their ‘upper middle-class’ cousins for the first time for a formal dinner.  The cousins are newly arrived […]

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