“Mountains are huge contemplatives. They are there and they are in the presence up to their necks and they are still in it and with it and within it.” This is how author, poet, and philosopher, John O’Donohue talks about the wonder of landscapes such as those that surrounded us at Christian Community Read More...
On Sunday, December 26, there will be one service only at 10:30 a.m. Rev. Tyler Heston preaching. No Sunday School classes; child care is available. Our regular worship times resume on Sun., Jan. 2, with services at 9:01 and 11:00 a.m. in the Sanctuary, and 10:00 a.m. in the Combs Chapel. Sunday School classes Read More...
In many ways my father is very old school and traditional. For example, you put on a crisp white shirt and tie to go to church to show your respect. And he always opens the door for a lady to pass through first. But in other ways, my father was way ahead Read More...
https://youtu.be/lMBg9b-gw0M Senior Minister, Rev. Carla Aday provides an update on summer worship plans.
Tepring Crocker will serve as chair of the Congregational Board for the 2020-2021 church year. Tepring has been a member for 20 years, having originally been drawn to Country Club Christian Church for its music and choral program, and its message that appeals to both head and heart. She has previously served Read More...
Earlier this week one of my friends was scheduled to have major surgery to repair an injury from a serious tumble she’d taken over the weekend. The morning of the surgery the doctor came in and told her the insurance company had not finished approving the procedure so they would have to Read More...
By Barbara George, Director of Membership Development Just last week I heard from a first-time Neighborhood Communion participant that the group had met again and what a wonderful experience it had been…. appetizers, insightful guided discussion, and of course, lots of laughter! “It all came together!” Ten groups met this past fall Read More...
By Dr. Dina Pannabecker Evans It’s a thrill for me to be able to share some recent, extraordinary musical experiences with you, thanks to the support of the Country Club Christian Church congregation. On July 3, we sponsored an organ concert as part of the American Guild of Organists National Convention, held Read More...
In the movie, Cool Hand Luke, there is a classic scene culminating with Paul Newman’s timeless line, “What we’ve got here is failure to communicate.” Pardon the grammar, and never mind the context; but I think the same could be said about our church’s annual Community Camp. (Shortly after coming on staff, Read More...
Though summer now feels 2/3 over, I still look forward to hours of uninterrupted reading while on study leave at a monastery in Colorado and some vacation time on the beach. While the bulk of study leave is devoted to mapping out sermons for the coming months, I also try to read Read More...
By Elizabeth Pfalzgraf, Assistant Director of Children and Student Ministries Last week we said “see you soon” (not goodbye) to our fearless leader Chuck Pickrel, as he ventures forward in the journey that God has called him to take. We will miss him dearly, but I know that he will continue to spread Read More...
You have probably held a door open for a stranger on countless occasions. Most of the time you received a polite “thank you” or an appreciative head nod. What about those times when your kindness was ignored or the person grumbled something under their breath? That felt a little awkward, didn’t it? But it Read More...
God said to Abraham, “Go from your father’s house to the land that I will show you.” So Abraham went in search of this so- called land of milk and honey. And God said to Moses, “Bring my people out of Egypt.” And Moses at first resisted, but eventually led the people through Read More...
It is no coincidence that doves wake me each morning with their soft cooing right outside our bedroom window. They gather to feast on a generous supply of bird seed in the feeder at our house. It is part of the “arrangement” we have had for years. They coo and get fed and Read More...
