Knox Presbyterian Church

Blessings of Lent, Holy Week, and Easter to all!

Pastor Janet Blair was installed as pastor of Knox Presbyterian and Thanksgiving Lutheran Churches on Sunday, March 14th, in an outdoor service in a rain and windstorm. The Holy Spirit nearly blew us all away! A wonderful installation, filled with joy and the promise of wondrous things to come. Thanks to everyone who made it possible, and all those who joined us for the service, in-person and on Zoom! God be praised!

We held our Christmas Eve service in the parking lot this year.

Joy is not the same as happiness. We can be unhappy about many things, but joy can still be there because it comes from the knowledge of God’s love for us. . . .... Joy does not simply happen to us. We have to choose joy and keep choosing it every day. It is a choice based on the knowledge that we belong to God and have found in God our refuge and our safety and that nothing, not even death, can take God away from us. -Henri Nouwen See more

December 13, 2020, is the third Sunday of Advent. Today is Gaudete, or "Rejoice" Sunday when we light the rose-colored, or pink, candle on the Advent wreath. It represents a day of special rest, relaxation, and celebration within the often serious observation of the Lenten season. Happy Third Week of Advent!

Here are wonderful, fun screenshots of last Sunday's Nativity Play. Thanks, Glenn, for taking them, and thanks to Bev the director, and all the actors and musicians who took part!

What do you make of Santa? Is he like anyone you know?

All are welcome to our Christmas Eve Service.

Sunday, December 20, is the fourth Sunday of Advent. Now only days from Christmas, we hear the Angel Gabriel's annunciation to Mary that she will bear a child, and that all people will call her blessed. May the Christ Child come to us as well, and may all the world be blessed.

A request for help for a friend from Zoe Zuest-Becker of TLC.

Indigenous Peoples' Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors Native American peoples and commemorates their histories and cultures. It is celebrated across t...he United States on the second Monday in October, TODAY, and is an official city and state holiday in various localities. It began as a counter-celebration held on the same day as the U.S. federal holiday of Columbus Day, which honors Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. Many reject celebrating him, saying that he represents "the violent history of the colonization in the Western Hemisphere", and that Columbus Day covers-up Christopher Columbus' actions of enslaving Native Americans. It was begun in Berkeley, California, in 1992, to coincide with the 500th anniversary of the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Americas. In the 2010s, various other cities and states also began observing it. Committees of Native American Presbyterians are working to provide resources with information to help inform the denomination about Indigenous Peoples Day. See more

Good news! Although the flames came very close, fire fighters saved Glenn and Rosanne Gephart's home. We are giving thanks to God for this. It will be a while before they can live there again, though, so we offer prayers for their in-between time.

An uplifting story in the midst of sadness and loss.