St. Paul's United Church Of Christ
Pastor's Message
Greetings Friends!
Author D. H. Lawrence wrote, “Oh, for the wonder that bubbles into my soul.” It is the week of Thanksgiving and this is a special Sunday at St. Paul’s as we focus on praise and giving thanks in worship. Our scriptures come from Exodus 16:2-4 and from
2 Corinthians 9:6-8 and the sermon title is “Thank You, But Not So Much,” and we will be considering how it is that we live our lives in limited gratitude. The Children’s Chime Choir will be bringing our anthem and the Chancel Choir will be singing special music. Jeanne Plander is the worship leader and Ed and Susan Fieder will be hosting our time of fellowship. We also look forward to a special Thanksgiving service on Wednesday, November 26th beginning with a simple soup supper at 5:00 PM and then a time of worship at 6:00 PM.
Honoring the gift of gratitude will be a wonderful way to for all of us to begin our holiday season. Melody Beattie wrote, “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos into order, confusion to clarity…Gratitude makes sense of our past, brings peace for today, and creates a vision for tomorrow.” As we begin our time of Thanksgiving and Advent, know that I am grateful for all of you! I look forward to sharing in worship with you this Sunday!
Love,
Pastor Lynne
Lynne Hinton is a native of North Carolina. She graduated from the University of NC at Greensboro and Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley, California. She also attended Wake Forest University and The NC School of the Arts, School of Filmmaking. She was ordained in the American Baptist denomination and received Privilege of Call in the UCC in the Southern Conference. She has served as a hospice chaplain and as the pastor of Mount Hope UCC, Whitsett, NC and First Congregational UCC in Asheboro, NC. Lynne is the author of several books including FRIENDSHIP CAKE, HOPE SPRINGS, FOREVER FRIENDS, THE ARMS OF GOD, THE THINGS I KNOW BEST, THE LAST ODD DAY, and MEDITATIONS FOR WALKING. She also has a mystery series published by St. Martin’s and under the name, Jackie Lynn. That series includes DOWN BY THE RIVERSIDE, JACOB’S LADDER, and SWING LOW, SWEET CHARIOT.
Lynne has been the pastor of St. Paul’s since August, 2007. She is married to Bob Branard and they enjoy the companionship of one yellow lab named Carmella. Lynne enjoys both careers as writer and pastor, finding that the two professions compliment each other quite well. She loves living in New Mexico and enjoys camping, hiking, and always the company of a good book.