Indian Dinner

Join us on October 15 from 5-7:30 for a night of music and fun for our Fall Dinner, as we celebrate the taste and culture of India.   Our dishes will not be spicy, but include the flavor of the Indian diet.

This includes:
Naan (a type of pita bread)
Indian Cabbage and Peas
Basmati Rice
Chicken and Potato Curry (not hot, although spicy condiments will be available)
Fruit Chaat (a fruit salad of apples,bananas, and pineapple)
Fruit Parfaits

Tickets (reserve by calling 563-423-5508)
$10 in advance
$12 at the door

Baccalaureate

Congratulations to the 2011 graduates of Valley Community and surrounding districts!

Special congratulations to our church members Hannah Powell (Starmont) and Blaine Everman (Valley).

Graduates will be honored with a breakfast on May 22 at 9 am, followed by a special worship at 9:30 (note the time change).

March 13, 2011 sermon

We have entered Lent, it is a time that is set aside for self examination, repentance, reconciliation and restoration. And on this first Sunday of Lent, we hear the readings where Jesus is tempted, Adam and Eve are tempted and sin, and Paul tells the Romans that sin is death. It is a good thing that the Psalm tells us that we can be forgiven of our sins, otherwise this could be a real downer.

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New Orleans Dinner

Join us for a dinner of shrimp etouffee, jambalaya, rice and beans and other New Orleans cuisine on March 12, 2011. We'll be serving from 6 to 8 pm. Tickets are $10, and $12 at the door.




Valet parking is available.

See you there!

February 13, 2011 sermon

The Corinthians self-image was of a spiritually mature congregation, endowed with all the spiritual gifts they needed, well taught and self-sufficient. In fact they were quite similar to some churches today. They thought their learning and their experience of the gifts of God made them better than others. But as Paul looks at them he says Mature? I think not! Spiritual? No! Not spiritual.

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Children's Object Sermon, 1/30/2011

Today's Gospel is from Matthew, and focuses on the Beatitudes.  All this begs the question:  "What do you want to B like?"

Jesus gives us an opportunity to show this to others daily.   When we have the choice to interact with others, we may B kind or we may B judgemental.  We may B stewards of the resources God gives us to use, or we may B greedy, using more than our fair share.

God doesn't expect us to B perfect, but he expects us to model to others the Love Christ shows us.   Be with these children, Lord, and help them show the best of themselves to others.  Amen.

January 16, 2011

In 1961, one of the abiding symbols of the Cold War and Communism went up between East and West Germany. On November 9, 1989, that symbol came down. I remember watching TV news reports as people celebrated on top of the wall and how they took sledgehammers to break the wall down by themselves. I also remember reading an article about the fall of the Berlin Wall written by a World Methodist Council representative, it quoted a sign that the author saw the day after the wall came down, it read, 'Not the bear, not the lion, not the tiger, but the Lamb; the Lamb wins!

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January 2, 2011 sermon

Sometimes,we take the long way home, just to enjoy the scenery and the companionship. Christmas is about a lot of things, but it is at least about getting back home. We sing about it: “I’ll be home for Christmas, if only in my dreams.

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December 19, 2010 sermon

What we have heard here in today's Gospel is Joseph’s story. The struggle of a good and righteous man, the struggle to come to terms with the fact his fiance is pregnant and that he is not the Father.

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