by Kelly Potts | Dec 6, 2025 | Devotionals
Prayer Week 1: The Huron Carol Great Wonder, tiny child, Emmanuel, We thank you that your love knows no boundaries. As you came to shepherds in the region of Judea long ago, As you guided magi from the Middle East to kneel in reverence, So we know that you came to...
by Kelly Potts | Dec 5, 2025 | Devotionals
The Meeting of Two Cultures Week 1: The Huron Carol The Christmas song “Jesus Ahatonhia” (‘The Huron Carol’) was composed in a time and society very different from our own. The Wendat/Huron of today are in their own ways also removed from the context in...
by Kelly Potts | Dec 4, 2025 | Devotionals
God With Us All Week 1: The Huron Carol The 17th-century Huron Carol was originally written in the mother tongue of the First Nations Wendat/Huron people of Canada. The English-language lyrics that appear in hymnals across North America were written in 1926 by the...
by Kelly Potts | Dec 3, 2025 | Devotionals
The Visitation of the Kings Week 1: The Huron Carol Our church nativity pageants are colorful events with adults and children dressed in costumes that we imagine the characters might have worn. Mary in a simple blue dress, a swaddled baby in her arms; shepherds in...
by Kelly Potts | Dec 2, 2025 | Devotionals
Musical Rendition & Lyrics Week 1: The Huron Carol LISTEN Click Here to Listen to “The Huron Carol” Music provided by John Mooney, cello, with Lucy Baum, Kelly Harder, Eric Langer, and Jeffery Hollowell. LYRICS ‘Twas in the moon of...
by Kelly Potts | Dec 1, 2025 | Devotionals
Video on this Week’s Carol Week 1: The Huron Carol Rev. Rob Spach introduces The Huron Carol, North America’s oldest Christmas song, and shows how its Indigenous imagery and names for God wake us up to the wonder of Emmanuel in every culture. The background...
by Cierra Christian | Nov 30, 2025 | Devotionals
The First Sunday of Advent In today’s video devotional, Rev. Anna Dickson talks about why the Christian new year doesn’t begin with resolutions and self-improvement, but with honest longing for God’s presence. As she reflects on O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, she...
by Kelly Potts | Nov 29, 2025 | Devotionals
Introduction Each year as Advent returns, I find myself looking forward to hearing the familiar story once again—the promise of a child; hope, peace, joy, and love to a world that so desperately needs them. Equally, I look forward to singing the familiar carols and...
by Cierra Christian | Nov 19, 2025 | News
Updated November 20 at 12:30 p.m. This week, federal immigration enforcement operations have caused disruption and fear for many in our community. In addition to what is being reported in the news, neighbors we know and love are sharing stories with us about how they...
by Cierra Christian | Sep 22, 2025 | News
This page will be updated periodically with information from the Transition Team—a newly formed group tasked with leading us through this season of pastoral transition. December 16, 2025 Update The Transition Team is now turning its attention to the initiation of the...
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