by Gary Simpson | Oct 4, 2023
Those of us who are a bit ‘nerdy’ about the Church’s liturgical calendar will recognize today, October 4, as the Feast of Saint Francis, the patron Saint of the environment and animals. It is a fitting marker to conclude the month long emphasis of the ‘Season of...
by Gary Simpson | Sep 23, 2023
[Oops! This post was to have automatically appeared on Sunday, September 24, but no such luck. Apologies for its late arrival, but do make time to read about the good work of Grand Trees of Chatham. Better late than never!] “You know me, I think there...
by Gary Simpson | Sep 16, 2023
“I’ll get by with a little help from my friends” (the Beatles) Last week on the second Sunday of the Season of Creation Elaine Chiosso, E.D. of the Haw River Assembly, took the worshiping congregation of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church ‘down to the river’ as she...
by Gary Simpson | Sep 9, 2023
O sinners, let’s go down Let’s go down, come on down O sinners, let’s go down Down in the river to pray. On the second Sunday of the Season of Creation the worshiping congregation of Pittsboro Presbyterian Church won’t actually go down to (or in) the...
by Gary Simpson | Sep 3, 2023
“Let justice flow on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream” (Amos 5:24) Inspired by the familiar and challenging verse from Amos 5:24, the theme for the month-long 2023 Season of Creation is ‘Let Justice and Peace Flow’. On the first Sunday of the...