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Dec 16, 2021
1 min

Third Candle of Advent 2021 - Joy

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. You have...

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Dec 7, 2021
2 min

Second Candle of Advent 2021 - Peace

The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little...

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Dec 4, 2021
3 min

First Candle of Advent 2021 - Hope

“The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In...

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Nov 2, 2021
1 min

For All the Saints

This week we celebrate All Saints Day. We particularly hold up our brothers and sisters in Christ who have passed in the last year: Bob...

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Sep 5, 2021
1 min

Bringing Light into Darkened Lives

Sitting in Darkness If you are sitting in darkness open your eyes turn around to see if there’s light behind you or above or below or to...

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Aug 29, 2021
1 min

Behold the Trumpet (Flower)

Psalm 81: 3-4 Blow the trumpet at the new moon, At the full moon, on our feast day. For it is a statute for Israel, An ordinance of the...

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Aug 19, 2021
1 min

Our Garden of Eatin' in the News

The Colchester Sun Headline reads:: ""Garden of Eatin" at United Church of Colchester Supplies Vegetables to Food Shelf." Jessica...

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Apr 3, 2021
3 min

Happy Easter: Looking Forward to New Work To Do!

We made! We made it to Easter! Remember last Easter. Just a year ago we were canceling services, clumsily learning Zoom, saying goodbye...

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Mar 27, 2021
2 min

Sixth Week of Lent 2021: Venturing into Holy Week

The final six days of Lent are also known as Holy Week, Beginning with the triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem, and then following...

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Mar 18, 2021
3 min

Fifth Week of Lent 2021: I will Be Their God, and They Shall Be My People

Jeremiah 31:31-34 The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and the house of...

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Mar 10, 2021
3 min

Fourth Week of Lent 2021: Not to Dwell on Death

John 3:14-21 And just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of Man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him...

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Mar 8, 2021
4 min

Third Week of Lent 2021: The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God

Genesis 19: 1-6 The heavens are telling the glory of God; and the firmament proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours forth speech, and...

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Feb 28, 2021
3 min

Second Week of Lent 2021: What's in a Name?

Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16 When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am God Almighty; walk before...

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Feb 17, 2021
4 min

Ash Wednesday 2021: Our Lent Begins with some 0il, some Ash, and a Gift

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ: the early Christians observed with great devotion the days of our Lord's passion and resurrection. ...

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Jan 18, 2021
3 min

"Darkness Cannot Drive Out Darkness..."

Martin Luther King, Jr. first uttered these words in a sermon entitled "Love Your Enemies." That sermon was delivered on Christmas Day,...

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Dec 25, 2020
2 min

Merry Christmas!

Neill Ginter took this photo of the United Church of Colchester several years ago. Things have changed since then. For instance, the...

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Dec 18, 2020
2 min

Fourth Candle of Advent 2020: Love

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal...

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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Third Candle of Advent 2020: Joy

Isaiah 55:12 “For you shall go out in joy and be led forth in peace; the mountains and the hills before you shall break forth into...

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Dec 2, 2020
1 min

Second Candle of Advent 2020: Peace

Peace - Do Not Let Your Hearts Be Troubled John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world...

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Nov 28, 2020
2 min

First Candle of Advent 2020: Hope

photo by Waldemar Brandt on Unspalsh Happy New Year! Many of us are ready for a new year considering what 2020 has been like! Well, here...

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