DeacoNote 9: Bloom Where You Are Planted
October 12, 2022 I am always intrigued by the answers you get when you ask a young person, what they want to be when they grow up? The...
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Warren Ayer
Oct 4, 20226 min read
DeacoNote 8: When The Water Roars
October 4, 2022 It is mid-week once again. This mid-week, however, will mark about a week since hurricane Ian came ashore near Sanibel...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 29, 20225 min read
DeacoNote 7: Orchestral Church
September 28, 2022 Recently, I have begun to think more and more about the structure and purposes of the gathering of souls, we call...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 22, 20224 min read
DeacoNote 6: But God - So What?
September 21, 2022 One of the most profound Christian concepts, yet so simple it can be expressed in just two words, is "But God." It is...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 16, 20222 min read
DeacoNote 2: Parables All Around Us
August 24, 2022 I was recently discussing the sources of illustrative stories for possible use in sermons, or other teaching...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 15, 20223 min read
DeacoNote 5: Mourning Into Gladness
September 14, 2022 A long time ago I had a friend who used to joke, that if you wanted to hear God laugh, just tell Him your plans. It...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 15, 20223 min read
DeacoNote 4: Strength In Weakness
September 7, 2022 I was reminded this week of a story I heard many years ago, that was attributed to Charles Spurgeon. It was said, that...
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Warren Ayer
Sep 15, 20223 min read
DeacoNote 3: Use Your Own Gifts
August 31, 2022 This week a casual conversation reminded me of a cruise my wife and I had been on many years ago. We traveled with a...
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Pastor Russell Willis
Jul 31, 20221 min read
Summer Comings and Goings
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens: a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant...
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May 25, 20221 min read
Where My Heart Lies Today Because of Yesterday
The first of these three poems -- "There Are No Words" -- was written in 2018 after an earlier massacre at a school and is far too timely...
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Apr 17, 20221 min read
Happy Easter! -- This New Day
This New Day Quiet Dark Nothing moves Stars slowly wink out One, then another as Sky tints Bird song greets The light A new day A new...
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Jan 5, 20221 min read
Sunrise on a New Year
Christmas Sky Is the Christmas sky the brilliant night the host of stars illuminating paths for curious souls and a venue for celestial...
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Dec 27, 20211 min read
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
From your church family at the United Church of Colchester
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Dec 27, 20211 min read
The Fourth Candle of Advent 2021 - Love
For God so loved the world the he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life! (John...
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Dec 16, 20211 min read
Cantiamo Christmas Concert
Bella Voce Women’s Chorus’ small ensemble, Cantiamo, will share some Christmas Joy in a concert at the United Church of Colchester on...
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Dec 16, 20211 min read
Third Candle of Advent 2021 - Joy
The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness on them light has shined. You have...
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Dec 7, 20212 min read
Second Candle of Advent 2021 - Peace
The wolf shall live with the lamb, the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together, and a little...
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Dec 4, 20213 min read
First Candle of Advent 2021 - Hope
“The days are surely coming, says the Lord, when I will fulfill the promise I made to the house of Israel and the house of Judah. In...
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Nov 2, 20211 min read
For All the Saints
This week we celebrate All Saints Day. We particularly hold up our brothers and sisters in Christ who have passed in the last year: Bob...
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Sep 5, 20211 min read
Bringing Light into Darkened Lives
Sitting in Darkness If you are sitting in darkness open your eyes turn around to see if there’s light behind you or above or below or to...
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