Life In Greencastle

Maundy Thursday Service, April 2nd Dinner @ 5:15 pm // Worship @ 6:00 pm Join us for an Ecumenical Maundy Thursday service.  You are welcome to join us for an agape meal at 5:15 pm in our fellowship hall that will include dishes inspired by Mediterranean culture.  Following the meal, our Maundy Thursday service will take us with Jesus to the table to celebrate the Lord’s Supper and into the garden to remember Jesus’ prayers for us.  For those planning to join us for the meal, please RSVP to the church office by Monday, March 30th. Merciful God, as we enter Holy Week and gather at your house of prayer, turn our hearts again to Jerusalem, to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ, that united with Christ and all the faithful we may one day enter in triumph the city not made by human hands, the new Jerusalem, eternal in the heavens, where with you and the Holy Spirit, Christ lives in glory forever.   Amen. -a prayer from the  Book of Common Wo...

We are reaching out and inviting you to respond to some basic questions.  Here is a response from Bill Crimmins about where he sees Jesus in our community:  "Where do you see Jesus in our community?" - Bill Crimmins I guess for me the answer…is….I see Jesus or God in creation which includes people of the community.  I don’t think there is anything special or unique about our community…therefore simplistically the biggest challenge for all Christians ….everywhere and in every age is… living out life with Christ on the Throne of one’s life.   Perhaps  if  we have a bigger challenge it is that the world around us and our technology creates a situation where we are duped to think we can live more independently of God…worshipping the creation more than the Creator. Since community makes me think of human beings or people the following quotes come to mind : … they are not perfect but well loved by many…. Sheldon  Vanauken , in a Severe Mercy wrote: “The best...

When we read the Gospels, we notice something very peculiar happening time and time again.  Men and women resist stepping out of their comfort zones in order to step forward to follow Christ and serve others. Luke 18:18-30:  The rich young man can't find it within himself to step away from the life he has built ... Luke 7:36-39:  The Pharisee stands apart emotionally and physically from Jesus when a scandalous woman has the audacity to offer a tremendous gift of love and praise ... Luke 8:19-21:  Even Jesus' own family found it hard to step beyond their comfort zone of security, choosing a limited vision of family instead of God's bigger one. The same theme of standing apart is also prevalent in Jesus' parables: Luke 15:11-32:  The parable of the Prodigal Son ultimately turns into a tale of how moral superiority can hold us back.   Luke 16:19-31:  And the story of the Rich Man warns us about the end result of being imprisoned by our inabili...

Revelation:  Uncovering the Christian Hope New Bible Study - Sundays @ 9:15 am Join us in the fellowship hall Sunday mornings as we begin an exploration of The Revelation, the final book in the Bible meant to give us hope and encouragement that even though we may experience trials in this world, God's ultimate plan is glory, not destruction. For more information, contact Wes ( pastor@cinergymetro.net ), and check out the "Revelation" page for the weekly study guides.

Adoration of the Shepherds  by Gerard van Honthorst.

"God has created me to do Him some definite service;  He has committed some work to me which He has not committed to another. I have a mission -  I may never know it in this life, but I shall be told it in the next. ... I am a link in a chain, a bond of connection between persons ... If I am in sickness, my sickness may serve Him; in perplexity, my perplexity may serve Him; in sorrow, my sorrow may serve Him. ... He does nothing in vain. ... He knows what He is about." - John Henry Newman --- "I wish the ring had never come to me. I wish none of this had happened." "So do all who live to see such times. But that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us. There are other forces at work in this world Frodo, besides the will of evil. Bilbo was meant to find the Ring. In which case, you were also meant to have it. And that is an encouraging thought." -J. R. R. ...