Author: Jenny Cudahy

19 May From the Pastor’s Desk

May 19, 2020 Dear Friends, You know that saying, “You live by the sword, you die by the sword”?  I’ve pretty much always felt that way about technology—when it works, great, but when it doesn’t, we’ve become so dependent on it that it can really disrupt our...

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17 May May 17, 2020 Worship Service: Water, Water Everywhere!

Water, Water Everywhere! Genesis 6:5-8, 11-22 May 17, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Friends,  click here for today's pre-recorded worship service. You will find the worship guides for today's service linked below: Children's worship guide: rainbow_promise_bulletin Adult worship guide: 5-17-20 Bulletin The flood.  It is one of the most familiar stories in the Bible,...

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12 May Called to be Prayerful and Wise

May 12, 2020 Dear Friends, The novelty of the novel coronavirus has completely worn off.  We are all “over it.”  The problem is that COVID-19 is not finished with us.  Not by a long shot.  Like you, I am soooooo tired of being cooped up, tired of...

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10 May God Won’t Fit in My Box:  Cain & Abel

God Won’t Fit in My Box:  Cain & Abel Genesis 4:1-16 May 10, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   Click here to access the online worship service. 5-10-20 Adult Worship Guide May 10, 2020 Children's Page   This morning we arrive at the familiar, disturbing story of Cain and Abel.  Although this story contains...

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06 May Operating From Our Weaknesses

Dear Friends, In every person’s life there are moments that are so momentous, we never forget them.  Often, we can remember very specific details about these experiences—a smell, a sensation, a conversation, a look—that remain embedded in our memories, almost frozen in time.  For me, the...

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03 May Genesis:  Up the Wrong Tree

Genesis:  Up the Wrong Tree Genesis 3:8-15 May 3, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church   5-3-20 Bulletin Click here for the children's page for today. This week we are doing things a little differently!  We have pre-recorded the worship service in order to combine live music straight from Calvary's sanctuary.  Click here...

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29 Apr Happy Birthday, Calvary!

April 29, 2020 Happy Birthday, Calvary! On Saturday, my church will commemorate its 72nd birthday.  In our Coronavirus-laden reality, we won’t get to share a cake (chocolate, of course.)  Or sing together.  But, we will still be celebrating, just from our individual homes.    As I reflect on...

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29 Apr Genesis:  Free to Fall

Genesis:  Free to Fall Genesis 2:4b-9, 15-17, 3:1-7 April 26, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click here to view the video from today's sermon. In classical mythology, the Fates are three goddesses who determine world events by spinning supernatural threads that determine our individual destinies.  If you believe in fate,...

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21 Apr Don’t Let the Psalmist Sing Alone…

Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the company of the upright, in the congregation. Great are the works of the Lord,  studied by all who delight in them. Full of honor and majesty is God’s work, and God’s righteousness endures forever. God has...

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21 Apr Genesis:  Cosmic Elation

Genesis:  Cosmic Elation Genesis 1 – 2:4a April 19, 2020 Michelle Fincher Calvary Presbyterian Church Click HERE to view the video of  this service. This morning we are beginning a new sermon series on the book of Genesis.  There are a number of reasons to study the first book of the...

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