Eight ways to help keep your electric bill low this summer: 1. Turn off A/C when you don’t need it.2. Use a programmable thermostat.3. Use Energy Star appliances.4. Check for thorough home insulation.5. Clean your air conditioning vents and ducts.6. Turn on your ceiling fans.7. Take advantage of natural ventilation.8. Block the sun with blinds […]
Dear Reformation, One of the great things about our community of faith is our welcoming spirit! It is something that is lived out here in diverse and dynamic ways. Our welcome statement has helped us to articulate that spirit. Approved by Council in 2018, our first welcome statement which has served us well over these […]
All are invited to join the next Church Library Book Club discussion on July 19 at 7:00pm via Zoom. We will be reading Anxious People by Fredrik Backman (author of A Man Called Ove – a previous book club selection we all enjoyed). Contact Laura Reiter for more details. About Anxious People from Amazon: “From […]
There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens … – Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dear Reformation, We are about to enter another season of transition as we prepare to say goodbye to Pastor Wayne at his retirement at the end of this month. While we wish him well and know […]
June ECO Tip One way to create an eco–garden is by going organic. You can grow fruits, vegetables, flowers, and lawn in a more organic manner by avoiding chemical pesticides and fertilizers. Instead, focus on using non– GMO seeds and organic compost and mulch in your garden. You can also utilize techniques such as companion […]
We have been buried with Christ by baptism into death, so that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we too might walk in newness of life. Romans 6:4 Dear Reformation, Throughout the Easter Season we begin worship with a Thanksgiving for Baptism. We do this to […]
Unfortunately, due to weather concerns, this even has been cancelled. Eco Ministry needs your help with the annual spring clean-up of Rose Tree Road on Saturday, March 19, 2022 at 10:00 am. Meet at the church and we will work for about an hour. Sign up on the counter in the lobby. Gloves and safety […]
The season of Lent, which begins on March 2, Ash Wednesday, invites us to continually be renewed in Christ. We are renewed in faith as we return daily to the relationship God created with us in baptism. Being renewed in faith is more a matter of the heart than a matter of the head. My […]
The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1:5 Living through a season marked by shorter days and longer nights, I find myself at this time of year eager, sometimes even impatient, for the reprieve of increased light each day. I find myself experiencing similar feelings as we continue […]
From the Library“We lose the habit of reading because we’re afraid of wasting our time. We think we need to be productive and ‘on the go’ at all times. But people are not machines, and you are nourished by naps and fiction and basking in sunlight, no less than by food and drink.”Just a few […]