Rev. Stan Henderson led today’s service—the first of the year 2026. Communion was served and donations of canned and packaged goods for the SSIP Food Closet were collected.
Rev. Stan’s message was entitled “Peace and the Sword.” Scripture readings included Isaiah 60: 1-3 and Luke 2: 21-38. Barbara Aberasturi served as liturgist. Hymns, accompanied Manh Ong (guitar) and Cathy Sapunor (piano), were:
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken
Arise, Your Light is Come
New Every Morning Is The Love
At the worship service, everyone STAR-ted off the year 2026 by taking home a special “word star.” If you picked one up, study your word … pray about it … and focus on it in the year ahead. Put your star in your wallet, on the fridge … wherever you will see it and be reminded to think about your faith journey.
If you weren’t at the service, you can choose a word from this list:
trust
faith
creation
justice
patience
transformation
love
joy
relationships
wisdom
forgiveness
hope
community
gratitude
expectations
grace
growth
healing
unity
challenge
giving
reflect
We thank Rev. Jesse Larson for starting this word star spiritual practice a few years ago!
