While still under the year’s umbrella of “A Time for Choosing,” we’re going to be spending the spring taking a closer look at Methodism. At the end of April, the General Conference of our denomination is going to be making some enormous choices of its own; and it will be all over the news. Many of our members (including me!) came from other denominations or from no church background at all; so, it seemed like a good time for a refresher about why United Methodists do things the way we do them and how those are either like or unlike other Christian churches. Since this is a communion Sunday, we’ll start with that, and what Methodism’s founder, John Wesley, meant by the phrase, “Means of Grace.” See you Sunday!

— Pastor Anne

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In the Gospel of John, Jesus appears to Mary in a garden beside the tomb where he was buried. Naturally, she reaches for him, but he holds her off, saying “Do not hold onto me.” (John 20:17) Why? That is our focus this Easter morning. Come join Jesus and Mary in the garden as we celebrate the risen Christ.

— Pastor Anne

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In Luke’s version of Jesus entry into Jerusalem, Jesus tells his detractors that even if all the people stopped shouting Hosanna, the rocks would take up the cry. What’s with the talking rocks? This Palm Sunday we commune with the stones to find out.

— Pastor Anne

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All four gospels tell us that Jesus entered the Temple in Jerusalem, knocked over tables, released at least doves and perhaps other animals, and got pretty upset with the money changers. What’s all that about anyway? Good question.

— Pastor Anne

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Jesus heals the blind in all four Gospels. This week we’ll return to Mark 10 to learn about the only one whose name we know, Bartimaeus. Each story has something different to teach us. What does the story of Blind Bartimaeus want us to understand?

— Pastor Anne

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We’re used to hearing how Jesus called his disciples to follow him and how they dropped what they were doing and went. But there was one who didn’t—one who answered Jesus’ call to follow him with a sad face and went away.

— Pastor Anne

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