Scripture and Meditation for August 16, 2020
It Was For Us Matthew 15 August 16, 2020 Rev. Debra Jene Collum At the beginning of the service cover the baptismal font with a black cloth The Scripture we…
Scripture and Meditation September 6, 2020
Sweeter than Honey Exodus 20:1-4, 7-9, 12-20 Rev. Debra Jene Collum Chatfield UMC September 6, 2020 It has been 3 months. 3 months since the Hebrew people ran from Egypt,…
Pentecost Sunday 2020
May 31, 2020 Chatfield UMC It is Pentecost today. Usually one of my favorite Sundays in the church calendar. I love wearing and seeing all the red colors we wear…
5th Sunday of Easter During a Pandemic–1 Peter 2:2-10 + Acts 7:55-60
The scripture stories from both the Gospels and the book of Acts about people taking up stones to kill another human being is always so difficult for me to read.…
4th Sunday of Easter 2020 during a pandemic–Acts 2:42-47
During the first part of the 1st century, when the early church was just forming, the early Christians met sequestered in homes. In small groups, sneaking into back doors so…
Easter Sunday in a Pandemic 2020
John 20:1-18 Homily Easter Sunday April 12, 2020 Rev. Debra Jene Collum I love how the gospel of John tells the story of the resurrection. It is so appropriate for…
5th Lent 2020 in a Pandemic–Ezekiel 37:1-14
The writer of this text is Ezekiel, a prophet to Israel. Israel has wandered away from God’s word of grace and love for the neighbor. The text tells us that…
2nd Easter 2020 in a Pandemic
2nd Easter 2020 Chatfield UMC John 20:19-31 & Psalm 16:5-11 Rev. Debra Jene Collum In our gospel reading for today, we find the disciples sequestered in a locked room for…
Passion Sunday Sermon 2020
Palm/Passion Sunday 2020 Chatfield UMC Rev. Debra Jene Collum In a normal season of Lent, we would be at the last week of Lent. In a normal season of Lent,…
1st Communication from Pastor Debra in the 2020 Pandemic
March 22, 2020 Dear Ones, This was supposed to be United Methodist Women’s Sunday. We will definitely do this service again. Our unit of the United Methodist Women is such…