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July 21, 2019 Matthew 18:1-5, 19: 13-15 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Jesus says, “Let the little children come to me, and do not stop them.” (Matthew 19:14) Elm Street Congregational Church says, ‘If your child is restless during worship, please feel free to accompany them to... Read More →

June 30, 2019 Romans 13:8-10, 14:1-8 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Have you ever heard of or read Jan Karon’s Mitford series. The books center around a 60 year old Episcopal priest, named Father Tim and the small town of Mitford, North Carolina. When I first read At Home in... Read More →

June 23, 2019 Romans 12: 1-2, 9-18 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   When you think about the word church, what comes to mind?   Our English word for church comes from the Greek word “ekklesia”, which literally means “called out” or “called from”. An ekklesia is a gathering of... Read More →

June 16, 2019 Romans 1:1-17 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   St. Augustine said that, “To sing is to pray twice.” Makes me feel good about how much I pray – until I hold it up against the standard of Paul who encourages the Christians in Thessalonica to “pray without ceasing” (1... Read More →

May 26, 2019 Acts 13:1-3, 14:1-20 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   As I prepared the names for today’s service of remembrance to follow worship in the Memorial Garden, I was reminded of a comment I heard at one of their memorial services. ‘He was a true gentleman. They don’t make... Read More →

May 19, 2019 Acts 10:1-17, 23-28, 34-35, 44-48 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Although I miss Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn, I am still a huge fan of Project Runway. It has new hosts, new judges. It’s even made a channel switch again, but one thing remains the same about this fashion... Read More →

May 12, 2019 John 21:3-8, 15-22 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Have you ever been asked to do a job and once you actually started doing it, you were like “Hey, this not at all what I signed up for!” And are you laughing right now because you are thinking ‘happens to me all the... Read More →

Holy Humor 3 April 28, 2019 Matthew 28:16-20 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   The United Church of Christ, of which we are a member, is a merger of four church traditions: the German Evangelical Church, the German Reformed Church, the Congregational Church, and a church simply... Read More →

April 21, 2019 Easter Sunday Matthew 28:1-10 Isaiah 40:27-31 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   Martin Luther, the Protestant Reformer, once wrote, “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” “Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” It’s true. It is hope... Read More →

April 7, 2019 Luke 19:1-10 Galatians 3:26-29 Rev. Kristen J. Kleiman   As the song says, Zacchaeus was “a wee little man, a wee little man was he.” However, that’s not all he was. He was very wealthy and a chief tax collector. The two always went together in Jesus’ time. You... Read More →