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From the Minister’s Desk — December 2021

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Welcome to December.  We’ll see the end of 2021, the year we hoped would bring the end of all the dreadful experiences of notorious 2020. For many, it hasn’t been a whole lot better. But December. . . the home … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — November 2021

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

The most influential person today in the struggle to prevent abortion is probably Pope Francis. Below is the draft of a letter I am preparing to send to the Pope, on that subject.  Your comments and suggestions are invited. When … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — October 2021

Posted on September 28, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Our lives have been just a bit more adventurous  recently than we might have wished. We enjoyed the White Horse Village September Mystery Lunch, on a perfect September day, to a lovely restaurant in Chesapeake City, overlooking the canal. All … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — September 2021

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Here’s a question you won’t want to try to answer: Which endangers us most: the climate crisis? The Covid pandemic? The threats to democracy in the U.S.? On a completely different topic, Saturday, September 11, will be the 20th anniversary … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — August 2021

Posted on August 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

At Dave’s family reunion  in July, I found myself in conversation with a young relative about the apparent gender transition of a cousin of his generation. How do we witness and bless such major life events when so many people … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk–July 2021

Posted on July 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

A few days ago, Congress established June 19 as a federal holiday – Juneteenth – to commemorate the date, June 19, 1865, when slaves in Texas were officially notified that they were now free, two years after President Lincoln issued … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — June 2021

Posted on June 1, 2021 by Linda Pallay

Emergence! It looks like we are finally beginning to emerge from the depths of the pandemic. The White House announced that 50% of adults have been vaccinated. Case numbers  are down. What has your life been like these last fifteen … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — May 2021

Posted on April 5, 2021 by Linda Pallay

According to the Pew Research Center, the percentage of American adults describing themselves as Christians dropped from 77% to 65% in the last decade, and the percentage religiously unaffiliated increased from 17% to 26%.  What are we to make of … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk — April 2021

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Linda Pallay

It’s been quite a March. Beware the Ides! Celebrate Women’s History. Enjoy your Irish roots– real or purely fictional. Passover brings its stories and symbolic meals to families in small pandemic pods. Appreciate the signs of spring – I’ve had … Continue reading →

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From the Minister’s Desk–January 2021

Posted on December 1, 2020 by Linda Pallay

Are you glad 2020 is over? I sure am. I hope we don’t have another year like that again – ever. Let’s do better in 2021. Democracy has survived, but was threatened as never before in our lifetimes. The pandemic … Continue reading →

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