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Meditation on John 3:14-21 Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 March 14, 2021 The air was cool yesterday, when I slipped on a jacket and walked around my yard. But I could hear the wind whispering, “Spring is coming! It’s almost here.” I looked for signs. When youContinue reading “God So Loved the World”

The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford Kirsten and Kiera McPeck, Liturgists Alice Hoover, Organist Bulletin for March 7, 2021 Worship:

Meditation on John 2:13–22 March 7, 2021 The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford     How are you all doing with the pandemic? I am glad to see my flock returning to worship. But I miss the smiles and hugs, the shaking of hands, and the passing of theContinue reading “Construction Zone”

Meditation on John 11:17-27 Pastor Karen Crawford In Memory of Joan Grace Schlegel Nov. 29, 1926-Feb. 24, 2021 17 When Jesus arrived, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Now Bethany was near Jerusalem, some two miles away, 19 and many of the Jews had come to Martha and Mary to console them about theirContinue reading “I Am the Resurrection and the Life”

Meditation on Mark 1:9-15 The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford First Sunday in Lent Feb. 21, 2021 Audio of the message:  “You’re not good enough.” That’s what Gladys Aylward heard when she tried to answer the call to serve as a young missionary to China in the 1930s.Continue reading “Hope and Help in the Wilderness”

The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford Mark Wagner, Organist Debbie Clark, Liturgist If you would like to print out the bulletin with the hymns, download here: Feb. 17, 2021 @ 7 p.m Prelude: Aria, Charles Callahan Greeting Opening Sentences: Debbie Clark God sent Christ into the world notContinue reading “Ash Wednesday Worship”

Meditation on Isaiah 58:1-12 Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church 142 N. 4th St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Ash Wednesday 2021 I was blessed to speak with a friend this week who serves as the director of performing arts for children and youth at a Florida church. The after-school program has been inactive for about aContinue reading “Repairers of the Breach”

The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th. St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford Alice Hoover, Organist Sarah and Andrew Swigert, Liturgists Prelude: Lord, Whose Love Through Humble Service…setting, Wilbur Held Greetings/Announcements Joys and Concerns Opening Sentences: Liturgist Come, let us go to the holy mountain and worship Christ with the disciples! We will see ChristContinue reading “Worship for Feb. 14, 2021”

Meditation on Mark 9:2-9 Pastor Karen Crawford The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. 4th. St., Coshocton, OH 43812 February 14, 2021 I receive some interesting mail here at the church. Do you get some interesting mail at your house? Sometimes you can look at the outside of an envelope and know right away, “Yeah, I don’tContinue reading “Transformed by the Transfiguration”

The Presbyterian Church, 142 N. Fourth St., Coshocton, OH 43812 Pastor Karen Crawford Tina Johnson, Liturgist Alice Hoover, Organist Prelude: In Faith I Quiet Wait… Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. David Paxton Opening Sentences: Tina Johnson Have we not known? Have we not heard? Has it not been told to us since the beginning? Those whoContinue reading “Feb. 7, 2021 Worship”