Grace Lutheran Church West Springfield is pleased to welcome the Rev. William M. (Bill) White as its Interim Pastor. Pastor White has nearly three decades of pastoral experience serving God and the people and churches of the ELCA in Vermont and Connecticut.
Pastor White will be leading Wednesday evening and Sunday morning worship services starting this week, and will be available for pastoral care needs.
To learn more about Pastor White, check out his full bio on Pastor White’s page.
Recently, with the tornado recovery efforts going on around town, I’ve been to several meetings with community members that know of our church, but have never met me.
In the process of meeting these people, I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been introduced (or introduced myself) and had people say, “Oh, yeah! You’re the church that planeted the peace pole out in front! That was awesome!”
Well, we’re about to do one better by completing our peace pole project by installing our peace garden to go with it. Continue reading
In anticipation of a snow storm forecasted for Wednesday, Feb. 10, which the forecasters have a variety of predictions about, while we know that most are hearty New Englanders and will come out in any storm, in the interest of having the best possible attendance, we have changed the date of our Congregational Care team meeting.
New Meeting Date – Wednesday, February 17, 2010 at 7pm! (Immediately following our 6pm Ash Wednesday service). Thanks for making a note of it.
– Pastor Harman
As of 11:30 a.m. Saturday:
Grace WILL REMAIN OPEN and hold services at our regularly scheduled time of 9:30 a.m. Sunday morning, Dec. 20, 2009, for our annual Christmas children’s pageant. We are anticipating a snow storm arriving in our area Saturday evening and tapering off Sunday morning around mid-day. We will make every effort to have our parking lot and entry ways ploughed by 9:00 a.m. However, we are asking that everyone take a look at your local circumstances and make decisions based on safety first. We would love to have you attend our children’s pageant, but we want you to be safe and able to join us in the future even more! Thank you and God bless!”
–Pastor Harman
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This week, Pastor Harman discusses our roles as messengers in our lives as Christians and what “stories’”and what “story” our lives are telling.
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@gracelutheranonline.com.
This week, Pastor Harman shares a new approach to daily life with one another and ways in which we can perceive Jesus in our midst, everyday.
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@gracelutheranonline.com.
This week, Pastor Harman points to Resurrection as a daily occurrence through the
waters of Baptism that points us towards hope even in the deepest moments of overwhelming darkness.
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@gracelutheranonline.com.
This week, Pastor Harman celebrates the Protestant Reformation discussing the
joy and relief of true freedom in Christ. (Full text of the Gospel reading after the cut.)
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@gracelutheranonline.com. Continue reading
This week, Pastor Harman discusses how God is in control and is the ultimate creator and redeemer, despite our desire to maintain our control in human stubbornness.
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@gracelutheranonline.com.
This week Pastor Harman discusses divorce, taking a look at the historical context in the time of Jesus, the laws of Deuteronomy and God’s intention for human relationships.
Pastor Harman is always interested in your feedback. Email him at pastorharman@graceluthereranonline.com.
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