June 5, 2019 Dear Caldwell, It’s Gail here at the keyboard this week. I hope and pray that you are doing well and feeling good. We had our second worship service in Belk Hall last Sunday, and we welcomed the new Hope Interns. We celebrated the Lord’s Supper, and we also sang along with the …
Dear Caldwell, It’s an exciting weekend for our community of faith. Our five Gambrell Hope Interns in Social Justice move in to the dorms at Queens University tonight and report bright and early Friday for duty here at Caldwell. Each of these college students has distinguished themselves on their campuses and has been hand-picked for their …
Dear Caldwell, This week the Faith Walkers, our mid-week study group, are considering worship as a spiritual discipline (we meet tomorrow at 10:30 in Shelby, come and join in!). One of our readings warns of the risk in worship of declining “from adoration (of God) to demand and from the supernatural to the ethical.” We …
Dear Caldwell, I pray this finds you in the sure knowledge of God’s love and care. In addition to loving us, God blesses us with much to do at Caldwell – and I would like to ask a favor on behalf of the session. As you know, our “4H Dreams” are coming true, as scripture says, “more …
Dear Caldwell Family, In January, our congregation met and talked in depth about the feasibility of a campaign to raise $600,000 in capital funds to do our part in transforming the Price Building into affordable housing for our neighbors in need. After your enthusiastic engagement and supportive response, it’s time to take the next step. …
Dear Caldwell, It’s Gail here at the keyboard this week. I send you Eastertide greetings from Caldwell. Don’t worry if you’re unfamiliar with that term – Eastertide. What it means is that Easter is more than a day. Yes, we celebrated the resurrection of our Lord this past Sunday – and it was a time …
Dear Caldwell, Last fall, several Caldwell members traveled to the Holy Land. As we pause in the three days from Maundy Thursday to Easter Sunday, I invite you to walk with Jesus and the scriptures through some of the pictures from that trip and consider these questions. …
Dear Caldwell, Our Sunday to Sunday Holy Week journey this week takes us from the high of Palm Sunday to the low of Maundy Thursday, all so that we can then prepare fully for Easter resurrection. Thursday night at 7 p.m. in the sanctuary we will share the Last Supper, offer the opportunity for foot washing …
Dear Caldwell, We wrapped up the Elizabeth Communities of Faith Lenten Wednesday worship series today and, as with Jesus, turned our face toward Jerusalem. Our time of reflection, of self-emptying, is drawing to a close and Holy Week is right around the corner. I’ve deeply appreciated your willingness to explore what it means to, first, examine ourselves and, then, …
Dear Caldwell family, Gail here at the keyboard this week. I pray that this email finds you at peace and rejoicing in the Lord. It’s hard to believe, but Lent is almost over. After next week, we will enter Holy Week, which ends with three days of silence and sorrow, when we, along with Christ …
