Lent is the 40 days (excluding Sundays!) from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday. The focus on denial and fasting is related to the forty days of fasting Jesus experienced following his baptism and prior to his public ministry. It was a spiritually transformative time for him. Our constant challenge as Christians is
By Pastor Nancy Ellet Allison, Ph.D. I loved my Friday night high school dances after the big football game. The dances were, of course, more fun if we won – but since that was a 50/50 proposition – we learned how to have fun even with a loss. That was back in the day when [...]
State panel hears customers’ anger over utility’s request to raise rates 15% in N.C. By Bruce Henderson bhenderson@charlotteobserver.com Read article from Charlotte Observer followed by Nancy’s complete comments Posted: Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2011 The complete comments given by Pastor Nancy appear below following the newspaper article. An overflow crowd – irate at Duke Energy’s proposed [...]
John’s River Valley Camp was the site of Holy Covenant’s first men’s retreat in 15 years. Considering the success of the event, it is not likely that we will wait another 15 years for the next one! The group of 15 men participated in thoughtful discussions filled with laughter, bold sharing and helpful insights. The [...]
MUSICIAN’S FORUM We have an exciting new opportunity for musicians and singers to get together and plan for special music in worship. If you play an instrument, sing as a soloist, or love to sing
It began as a gentle, tapping sound, slow and repetitive with just enough force to remind me that yes, once again, it was raining. As the tempest neared, the noise of rain beating on the roof over my head intensified until, in keeping with the physics of it all, it reached a plateau and became [...]
We spend a great deal of time in our vehicles, dashing from here to there and back again. Very few of us drive away from our homes for the sole purpose of simply taking a drive. But it was not always so. When I was a child, on at least one Sunday afternoon a month [...]
HCUCC members Dick and Jean Berg celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in April at a dinner with seven friends at The Pines in Davidson. The meal was complete with champagne and
On Sunday, April 3, Nancy Allison will not be in the pulpit at Holy Covenant United Church of Christ. She and two other Charlotte Clergy, the Rabbi Judy Schindler of Temple Beth El and the Rev. Robin Tanner of the Unitarian Universalist Church will be performing a historic ceremony in Washington, D. C.
The journey Chad Shoaf and Jeffrey Shields embarked upon a year and a half ago in their quest to become parents came to fruition on January 17, 2011, with the birth of their son, William (Will) Robert Thomas Shields. Will was born in Flagstaff, Arizona, which is seven states and 1,998 miles away from his [...]
