2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9. Epiphany season began with the light of a star and ends with the light shining in the face of Jesus on the mount of transfiguration. Before we descend the hill into the season of…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchFebruary 7, 2021Isaiah 40:21-31Mark 1:29-39 On Eagles’ Wings The gospel of Mark is the shortest of the four gospels and the fastest paced. Nonativi”ty stories, no genealogies to set the stage. We launch right…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 31, 2021Deuteronomy 18:15-20Mark 1:21-28 A New Kind of Authority I have seen or heard of church services that were interrupted for all sortsof reasons. When I was a child growing up in the…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 24, 2021Jonah 3:1-5, 10Mark 1:14-20 Fish Stories I have a dear friend named Susan who told me that when she was a youngChristian, she was terrified that if she was too open to…
The children of KCC church school join Ms. Michelle in recreating the vibe in Little Rest, circa 1821, when our church building was dedicated, on January 17th.
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 17, 20211 Samuel 3:1-10John 1:43-51 Listening to Our Still Speaking God In the United Church of Christ, we are quite fond of saying, “God is stillspeaking,” and I believe that, I really do.…
Scripture: Psalm 29; Genesis 1:1-5; Mark 1:4-11. Water stories. The waters of creation and birth, the waters of flood and storm, the water of baptism. Water is the source of life and identity. We remember the beginning of Jesus’…
Rev. Dr. Jan Gregory-CharpentierKingston Congregational ChurchJanuary 3, 2021Isaiah 60:1-6Matthew 2:1-12 A Light for All People This story of the wise men, the magi, is so familiar to us–being the stuff ofpageants and Christmas cards–that its deeper, truer meanings often…
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Luke 2:22-40. Isaiah, Simeon and Anna proclaim God’s faithfulness and saving grace. After the Gift is given, how do we open our arms to receive it, celebrate it, share