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January 21, 2021  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

January 24, 2021 Worship

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January 14, 2021  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

January 17, 2021 Worship

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January 9, 2021  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

January 10, 2021 Worship

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                           January 6, 2021 Luke 6:16-30                                                                                                 “Today We Believe” The shock has begun to wear off, and now the questions are being asked. January 6, 2021 will become a day recorded in our country’s history when we witnessed the fractures and the fragility of our democracy.  We do not yet know […]

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January 2, 2021  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

January 3, 2021 Worship

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                January 3, 2021 Matthew 2:1-12                                                                    “A Small Rebellion” I can no longer say aloud, or even in my own head, the Lord’s Prayer in its entirety without making a mistake.  I get caught somewhere – never the same place, but somewhere along the way and forget what comes next.  I fumble the words, trying to […]

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December 20, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Christmas at First Congo

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December 17, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

December 20th, 2020 Worship

Luke 2:1-5                                                                         “Angels Along the Way” This Advent we have been listening to the voices of the angels.  We listened as Gabriel appeared to both Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist, and Mary, mother of Jesus – to announce to them something extraordinary and wonderful.  Last week we listened to the angel that appeared to […]

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December 10, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

December 13, 2020 Worship

Rev. Danielle K Bartz                                                                                      December 13, 2020    Matthew 1:18-24                                                                                               “Change of Plans” Last December, I was spending several evenings in the church building.  I normally would not be here much at night, but in December 2019 I found myself here more evenings than usual.  Between various meetings, our weekly Taizé services in the […]

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December 3, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

December 6, 2020 Worship

Luke 1:26-38                                                                  “The Eternity of a Pause” My best friend, Sarah, and I have a lot of things in common.  We have similar tastes, similar commitments to our families and to the work we do.  We vacation well together – a true test of friendship, I think.  We have a lot in common, but one of the ways we […]

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November 25, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

November 29, 2020 Worship

Luke 1:5-25                                                                          “Angels Among Us”             Messengers from God, angels, are an important part of our Advent and Christmas stories.  They appear, suddenly and unexpectedly, to announce God’s promise fulfilled.  To announce to ordinary people that something extraordinary was about to happen to them.  It is the voice of angels that herald in this season.  […]

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November 19, 2020  |  By Rev. Danielle Bartz

Worship for November 22, 2020

Psalm 16                                                                                        “Cold and Broken Hallelujah” At the end of October 2018, over one hundred members of the Winona community gathered one evening at Wesley United Methodist church to pray.  A few days before, a gunman had opened fire at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh killing eleven people and wounding six others.  […]

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