by cbaker | Dec 28, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Wishing you a Happy New Year, look for the next Pastors Pondering next week, January 4, 2022
by cbaker | Dec 21, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Life interrupted my plans. I was so looking forward to seeing the poinsettias in place, the time with the children, the lighting of the fourth Advent candle and the return of a choir in the worship service this past weekend. However, as many of you know, my father...
by cbaker | Dec 8, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Not so very long ago, we would often see Deacon Julie Wilson at the church, assisting with worship, leading a time with the children on the chancel steps or organizing the volunteers for the Emergency Family Shelter. Since leaving Calvary Church in September 2019, she...
by cbaker | Dec 1, 2021 | Newsletters
December 2021
by cbaker | Nov 30, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
Since September, I have participated in a group of pastors working on cultivating playfulness. Each time we come together, we start off with a prayer and then some kind of silly game intended to get us laughing. We have played holiday BINGO, done a scavenger hunt and...
by cbaker | Nov 23, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
As we celebrate Thanksgiving Day, may your hearts be filled with love and gratitude for the goodness and blessings in your life. I offer these prayers as a way to put that appreciation into words. (I am boldly borrowing and sharing these two prayers that I recently...
by cbaker | Nov 16, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
I have had a few requests recently about joining the church. While churches have seen worship attendance and participation in church life drop, there are still many good reasons to connect with others in a congregation. Here’s a few: The church is a place where we can...
by cbaker | Nov 9, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering
News from the larger church Last week I mentioned some of the work being done by the Baltimore Washington Conference. I want to follow up on this with mention of some of resolutions that were passed that will impact us here at Calvary United Methodist Church First,...
by cbaker | Nov 2, 2021 | Pastor's Pondering, Updates
Last week, the Baltimore Washington Conference held its annual meeting. This is the opportunity for pastors, staff and laypersons representing 603 United Methodist congregations across Maryland, the District of Columbia and a sliver of West Virginia gather for...
by cbaker | Nov 1, 2021 | Newsletters
November 2021
