March, 2025

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Greetings,

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During COVID, when we were all locked down, or at least confined to our homes, I had a friend gift me with a bit of sourdough starter. For those who may not know, that is the part of the sourdough that makes the bread rise. It is a bit like having a pet. You have to feed and care for it or the active yeast organisms in the starter will die and become inactive. You also have to use it as it grows. I fed my starter, it grew, I used it, it grew some more, I used some more and then I began to run out of people to give bread to and there is only so much bread we could eat, so I branched out into other things - English muffins, pretzels, crackers, the list was long. Some things were good, some not so much. All of that from one small start of sourdough starter.

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Bread has been part of human beings' lives for centuries. In many different forms. For some it represents hospitality, for some sustenance, for some it is even an art form. It even seems as if there are as many different kinds of bread as there are peoples of the world. During this Lenten season we will be exploring a series called Bread for the Journey. From welcome bread to daily bread to the bread of life, every Sunday we will hear different stories of bread in the lives and stories of the Bible. Yes, there will be bread to eat. Come check it out!

 

In Christ, 

Pastor Pat