by Crawford UMC | Nov 23, 2020 | News
At this time of year many people send out Christmas cards with a picture of themselves in a festive setting to greet loved ones they may not have a chance to see in person. This year that list is greatly expanded and includes many in our church family that we typically would see at holiday services and events.
For those who aren’t able to attend any of our outdoor celebrations this year, we’re putting together a virtual Crawford Christmas Card. Send us either a photo or quick video with your Christmas greeting to the Crawford family and we’ll blend them together in a virtual Christmas card that we’ll post on YouTube and play at the end of our online worship service on December 20.
Please contact the church office (781) 729-5056 for more details.
by Crawford UMC | Nov 23, 2020 | News
On November 22 the Christian Education committee hosted a Wreath Making Activity outside at the church. All the materials were provided. Some folks made their wreaths at the church; others took home what they chose to use for their wreath.
by Crawford UMC | Oct 23, 2020 | News
Christian Education will be hosting a Wreath Making Activity outside at the church on Sunday, November 22, at 1:00 p.m. You can get all the materials from us at that time, make your wreath there, or pick up and take home what you choose to use for your wreath. Please help us plan by letting us know how many wreaths your family would like! Email Jessica at jessica@crawfordumc.org to rsvp for your wreaths!
by Crawford UMC | Oct 16, 2020 | Conversations
This Sunday is Laity Sunday, an annual worship service led by people in the congregation. It is an acknowledgement that we are all ministers, all invited to be part of God’s work here on earth. The theme for this year is presence: God’s abiding and constant presence, an intimate presence, a personal presence, a presence that knows your name. These ideas are embodied in the Exodus 33:12-23 scripture, which is part of the lectionary for Sunday. In that story, Moses is asking God to show him what to do, show him all of God’s glory so that Moses can gain strength for the task ahead. And how does God respond? How will God equip Moses for the job? God says, “I will make my goodness pass right in front of you.”
God’s presence, that is what we seek. To know and be known can get us through a lot, through the difficult days ahead, through our questions and fears and uncertainty about the future. To walk in the confidence that we are known by God, that God walks with us as we go, is a reassuring first step. On Sunday, we will be blessed to have Sue DiMarzo give a message based on these ideas in the scripture readings.
I pray that you understand that God knows each of us by name, and in God’s sight we have found favor. Our minds cannot comprehend the vision of God’s glory or the vastness of God’s love, but filled with God’s goodness, we will be equipped for the job ahead. Filled with God’s goodness, the impossible becomes possible. Amen.
Laura Myers
Lay Leader
by Crawford UMC | Oct 1, 2020 | News
November 15 is the last Sunday for our current Adult Study based on the book New Vision for an Old Story by our new minister, Anne Robertson. Details on our Adult Programs page.
