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Devotion for Second Week of Lent 2023 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen sharing her Lenten Devotion, Chickadees!: “In Walden wood the chickadeeRuns round the pine and maple treeIntent on insect slaughter:O tufted entomologist!Devour as many as you list,Then drink in Walden water.” – Ralph Waldo EmersonFragments on Nature andContinue reading “Chickadees!”

Meditation on John 3:1–17 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Second Sunday in Lent March 5, 2023 An audio file of Pastor Karen sharing her message: On Thursday night, a group of women gathered at the church to pack about 86 cloth bags of school supplies for Church World Service to distributeContinue reading “God So Loved the World”

Connecting the Faithful First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford

Devotion for First Week of Lent 2023 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Audio of Pastor Karen sharing Tufted Titmouse! “Be as a bird perched on a frail branch that she feels bending beneath her, still she sings away all the same, knowing she has wings.” – Victor Hugo Hello there! IContinue reading “Tufted Titmouse!”

Meditation on Matthew 4:1-11 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY First Sunday in Lent Pastor Karen Crawford Feb. 26, 2023 Link to full service with video of message: https://fb.watch/iXHJ8uFQ0I/ Audio clip of Pastor’s Message: I can’t tell you how happy I am to return to my flock to lead worship on The Lord’s Day! ThankContinue reading “Temptation in the Wilderness”

Meditation on John 10:11-16 In Memory of Debra Canning First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford Feb. 24, 2023 Audio of Pastor Karen sharing this message: Debra Canning always gave good advice. And she was right, says her daughters Michelle and Janine, though they might not have wanted to hear all her adviceContinue reading “My Sheep Hear My Voice”

Ash Wednesday Meditation on Psalm 51 Pastor Karen Crawford First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Feb. 22, 2023 Audio of Pastor Karen’s Ash Wednesday message: A few weeks ago, I shared how I have rediscovered my joy in backyard birdwatching.   I find myself smiling and laughing out loud when the birds do something surprising—orContinue reading “Invitation to a Holy Lent”

Meditation on Matthew 17:1–9 Pastor Karen Crawford Read by Elder Dulcie McLeod First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown Feb. 19, 2023 Audio of Pastor Karen Sharing Her Message: The disciples who go with Jesus up Mt. Tabor in Galilee are very human. I think Jesus has chosen 3 fishermen—ordinary people—on purpose. What do they know aboutContinue reading “Holy Mountain Vision”

Connecting the Faithful: Weekly News of First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford

Meditation on 1 Corinthians 3:1–9 First Presbyterian Church of Smithtown, NY Pastor Karen Crawford Feb. 12, 2023 Audio of Pastor Karen’s Message: I enjoyed a long walk yesterday afternoon. Wasn’t the weather beautiful? Not a cloud in the blue sky. This was my first long walk since my surgery—so the good news is that IContinue reading “We are God’s Coworkers, Working Together”