From Our Pastor
April 2019 Thoughts from the Pastor, If someone asked you to tell them about your church what would you say? Recently I noticed that some people identify the Mora UMC building location as across from the Dairy Queen on highway 65 and I’ve heard the Ogilvie UMC location recognized as across from the old school. … Read moreThoughts from the Pastor
Read MoreMarch 2019 Greetings, Recently an out of state relative asked me how much snow we got, as if it was a onetime event. My response was “I have no idea because it snows about every other day.” Normally I am a pretty positive person but lately this winter weather is getting to me and I … Read moreMarch 2019 Greetings
Read MoreFebruary 2019 Greetings my Friends, The Sunday between Christmas and New Year’s Day we worshiped in the fellowship hall. The worship service included wonderful egg bakes and muffins. During the service we had a time of “Ask the Pastor.” Everyone was challenged to ask whatever questions they had, and I was challenged to provide answers. … Read moreSeasons of the Christian year
Read MoreJanuary 2019 Happy New Year As I look ahead to the New Year, I find myself pondering Christmas. Technically Christmas has only just begun. Our liturgical (church) calendar tells us that Christmas is a season of 12 days that begins on December 25 and ends on January 5. Sunday, January 6th we celebrate the Epiphany … Read moreHappy New Year!
Read MoreDecember 2018 Dear Friends, Season change so fast, it seems we were just celebrating the independence of our country and here we are now in Advent. The word Advent as described in www.umc.org, comes from the Latin word adventus meaning “coming” or “visit.” The season of Advent begins four Sundays before Christmas and ends on … Read moreCelebrating Advent
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