September 26th, 2025 | Rev. Rachel Williams

Beloved Friends,

I don’t know about you all, but I thought that the Beatles concert was simply delightful! I am so impressed by our band our musicians who practiced diligently and learned that much music (and some of it is not easy!). I mentioned back when I was preaching that I hoped I had created a new generation of Beatles fan with Austin hearing some of the songs on record. And it seems that that was solidified with him coming to the concert where he danced his little heart out.

I noticed two things in the concert: 1)people were able to leave everything else behind for an hour and have fun, and 2) people were connecting through this music.

(If you missed the Concert, you can view some of the songs in the file here.)

I hope that you have been able to connect with this sermon series as we have walked through some very hard weeks in our nation. We were reminded of the everlasting. Hope that comes. With the transformative love of Jesus Christ.  We were reminded that we are never alone, that even in our despair, God is with us, and we actually cannot do life alone. And last week we heard about how we can cultivate a life of peace in the midst of the chaos in turmoil of this world.

This week, Charlie will wrap up the series with a pretty important message that we can carry with us always (hint: it has to do with love). I hope you have enjoyed the series as much as we have, and I hope that you are excited to join us in October as we dive into what it means to give of ourselves wholeheartedly when we follow Christ.

With Love and Peace,

Pastor Rachel