One of the things that attracted me to this congregation over ten years ago was a statement in your description of the church – what’s al...

Count your blessings. I could have written a very, very long story about my experiences on November 9th and 10th. I will spare you all of...

Lessons and Carols services traditionally are made up of music from a variety of musical sources, from different countries and times and ...

Next month, the state of Ohio will mint a new resident, but the bloodline will be familiar. Marcia Perry is moving from her longtime nort...

2017 has not been my favorite year. If I’m being completely honest, for me, 2017 began in November. Things have felt pretty dark since th...

So Abram rose, and clave the wood, and went, And took the fire with him, and a knife. And as they sojourned both of them together, Isaac ...

Full disclosure: reading each of the marvelously written posts from my fellow new Session members over these past few weeks has done noth...

“VOCATUS atque non VOCATUS Deus aderit” “Bidden or not bidden, God is present.” Noted psychologist Carl Jung had these words carved over ...

I had a recurring dream during childhood, occasionally experienced even now. It goes something like this. I walk through a slight fog.  T...

I am that church member that loves to sing “Somos Uno En Cristo” / ”We Are One In Christ” – loudly and all in Spanish – each Sunday in ch...

One day last year I happened upon an article espousing the benefits of squatting like a cavewoman: better pelvic floor health and stronge...

The further reflections of Pentecost Sunday, courtesy of their authors, each of whom served as a confirmation mentor for one of our youth...

We are gratified to present faith stories shared by GPPC members in worship this past Pentecost Sunday. Each of our contributors mentored...

About twenty years ago, I sang in a chorus that was preparing performances of Mendelssohn’s Elijah and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony at the ...

In the fall of 2006, GPPC’s Pastor Nominating Committee set up a conference call with a candidate who sounded promising: one Carla Pratt ...

I have a friend, Martha, who has as her email address “livingintheand”. When she first told me, very excitedly, about it, I thought “o-ka...

Century. Half of a century. One morning last spring, it occurred to me that come the following fall, I would be a 50-year member of GPPC....

While a camper at Camp Hanover, I fell in love with Virginia’s rivers and pursued a career as an environmental biologist with the state. ...