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Ash Wednesday: Beginning Lent

Today marks the beginning of the Season of Lent within the church year.  It's the start of a 40 day journey that ends on Easter (Sundays don't count within the 40 days). Ash Wednesday is a time when ashes are often seen on the forehead of those who mark this entry into the season of… Continue reading Ash Wednesday: Beginning Lent

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Christmas Eve at Raleigh Moravian Church

In an attempt to catch up from the end of 2010, I offer these images from Christmas Eve at Raleigh Moravian Church.  Some are of our youth in the "Living Nativity" they did for the 2nd year.  I just love the outfits!  Others are of the luminaries the kid made during our "Christmas Around the… Continue reading Christmas Eve at Raleigh Moravian Church

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Favorite Charity?

In a relatively recent post on The News and Observer, Raleigh's newspaper, Sue Stock wrote about her favorite charity--Raleigh Moravian Church's Flower Shuttle. http://projects.newsobserver.com/taking_stock/tell_me_about_your_favorite_charity Begun by one of our members, and hosted in our facility, The Flower Shuttle is associated with RMC, but is now mostly run by volunteers from the community.  The Flower Shuttle… Continue reading Favorite Charity?

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Putzing Advent-ure 2010

Hi everyone! There are a few posts from the end of 2010 that I still need to catch up on, and this is one of them! I wanted to post the photos I took from our Putzing Advent-ure at Raleigh Moravian Church on Dec. 15-16th.  It is a chance for the congregation to celebrate how… Continue reading Putzing Advent-ure 2010

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Sermon for 9-5-10 "God’s Overflowing Hospitality" (Favorite Things Summer Series)

Sermon for 9/5/10 Favorite Things Summer Series Psalm 23; Matthew 25:31-46 "God's Overflowing Hospitality" This morning our "A Few of Our Favorite Things" summer sermon series comes to a close with two passages you all chose that are likely familiar in some way or another to many of us.  Matthew's parable of judgment and Psalm… Continue reading Sermon for 9-5-10 "God’s Overflowing Hospitality" (Favorite Things Summer Series)