Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 24, 2021Jonah 3:1-5, 10Mark 1:14-20 Fish Stories I have a dear friend named Susan who told me that when she was a youngChristian, she was terrified that if she was too open to…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 17, 20211 Samuel 3:1-10John 1:43-51 Listening to Our Still Speaking God In the United Church of Christ, we are quite fond of saying, “God is stillspeaking,” and I believe that, I really do.…
Scripture: Psalm 29; Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11. Water stories. The waters of creation and birth, the waters of flood and storm, the water of baptism. Water is the source of life and identity. We remember the beginning of Jesus’…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 3, 2021Isaiah 60:1-6Matthew 2:1-12 A Light for All People This story of the wise men, the magi, is so familiar to us–being the stuff ofpageants and Christmas cards–that its deeper, truer meanings often…
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Luke 2:22-40. Isaiah, Simeon and Anna proclaim God’s faithfulness and saving grace. After the Gift is given, how do we open our arms to receive it, celebrate it, share
The lighting of the Christ Candle by the Faucher family and special music by Sharon Davis and Margaret Bradley. Please enjoy.
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchDec. 13, 2020Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11Psalm 126Luke 1:46-55 Songs of Joy On the third Sunday of Advent, we light a candle named Joy. And ourAdvent scriptures are full of joy. Isaiah reminds us that God’s…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchDec. 6, 2020Isaiah 40:1-11Mark 1:1-8 Peace Signs Like many other parents, when our children were very young, we used toable to trick them into a few moments of peace and calm by asking them…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchNovember 29, 2020Advent 1Isaiah 64:1-9Mark 13:24-37 Waking Dreamers A few years ago, after the killings of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown,and the acquittal or refusal to indict their killers, I read the book Waking…