May News from Messy Church USA A Blog Post by Roberta J. Egli How important are rituals in forming community? At Wesley United Methodist Church in Eugene, OR we begin our Sunday morning traditional worship with a ‘ritual of welcome’. As we pause to light the Christ candle recognizing Christ’s presence with us the entire […]
Easter Poem
by Lindsey Goodyear When we hear the word Easter, we think bunnies and joy, An egg hunt and candies for each girl and boy. But is that really what this whole day is about? Come along on a journey and you may just find out! Jesus, our savior, lived so long in the past,And if […]
Messy (and Muddy) Easter Blessings!
A blog post by Roberta J. Egli, Executive Director Messy Church USA When I was a young child, Easter Sunday began before dawn. My father would wake us up in the dark of night to gather with other members of our church family to hike up a hill to watch the sunrise. It was a […]
We’re all Fine
A Blog by Lindsey Goodyear Well, it’s March which means this is officially the second blog post I’m writing while in the midst of a full house remodel. Tension is running high in the Goodyear house and patience and understanding is at an all-time low. There also seems to be fewer hours in the day […]