by Pella Hosting | Oct 11, 2020 | Spirtual Services
Each year we invite congregations in the communities where COC serves to celebrate our brothers and sisters in Christ who live with disabilities by observing the second Sunday in October as Disability Awareness Sunday. Disability Awareness Sunday encourages...
by Pella Hosting | Mar 19, 2020 | Spirtual Services
Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God in whom I trust.” Surely he will save you from the fowler’s snare and from the deadly pestilence. He will cover you...
by Pella Hosting | May 13, 2019 | Spirtual Services
So God said to Noah, “This is the sign of the covenant I have established between me and all life on earth. Genesis 9:17 Wednesday afternoon, I sat at the kitchen table with my son Mark, a senior in high school who is a young man ready to explore the world and chase...
by Pella Hosting | Apr 18, 2019 | Spirtual Services
This coming Sunday marks the beginning of the events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection. Holy Week runs the gamut of emotions from high celebration on Palm Sunday, to loss and bewilderment on Good Friday, to amazement on the day of resurrection. If I were one...
by Pella Hosting | Aug 3, 2018 | Spirtual Services
On Wednesday evening, I attended a fantastic community event hosted by the Pella Youth Coalition (PYC). My husband and I are members of the initial team of people who got together this spring with the vision of addressing the trend of substance abuse among the teens...
by Pella Hosting | Jul 27, 2018 | Spirtual Services
In healthy churches, everybody belongs, everybody serves Disability Awareness Sunday is observed in the Reformed Church in America on the second Sunday of October. This year, that date is October 14. Disability Awareness Sunday encourages congregations to grow in...