profile

Wittenberg Lutheran Church

Here's your monthly newsletter!

PostsLinks
Featured Post

November Witness 2023

Dear Wittenberg, It’s that time of the year when our bodies begin yearning for warmth and comfort, cozy clothes and hot meals. It’s also getting to be that time of the year that we get busier and busier. We may find it hard to slow down and appreciate the goodness all around us. So many of us have been taught that the celebrations of Thanksgiving and Christmas demand unrealistic perfection, a certain meal, a special outfit, a perfect home. I remember my own mother, run ragged from...

6 months ago • 4 min read

Dear Wittenberg, It was my honor and delight to get to deliver Meals-on-Wheels this week as a part of Wittenberg’s service to that agency. (Thanks to Linda Trier, Nancy Trexler, and Sandra Phillips who also delivered this week, and to Joy Fisher for keeping us all coordinated all year long!) You may not know that I worked as the route coordinator for Meals-on-Wheels in Forsyth County for several years; this work is precious and was formative to my understanding of our call as people to reach...

7 months ago • 8 min read

Dear Wittenberg, Even though it’s about 90 degrees as I write this, I hear Autumn is around the corner! You’ll notice that we have a lot coming up at Wittenberg this fall! Information about those events can be found in this newsletter. During this season of new starts and new seasons we find ourselves asking, “How will we get new members?” Those are good questions, but we have to first ask, “Why do we want new members?” This question came up at our recent Executive Council meeting. While we...

8 months ago • 6 min read

Dear Wittenberg, In our scriptures this summer we are dwelling in the parables of Jesus. These stories are important to our faith because they help us identify with the teachings of Christ in deeply personal ways. We can see ourselves in the parables, they can be personal to us. The parables give us good questions, help us to learn what God is calling us to do or to be in our lives. Most importantly, the parable stories help us connect our lives to the living Word of God. Because we've been...

9 months ago • 6 min read

Dear Wittenberg! We have been busy this summer! Two projects which we’ve been talking about are supply drives for our community’s needs. As part of her Confirmation education, Blakley is doing a supply and food drive for our local Animal Shelter. Doing a service project as part of our Confirmation education is a wonderful way to empower young people to do the work of Jesus AND to experience their church as a supportive and encouraging community of faith, mercy, and love. This effort will be...

10 months ago • 5 min read

Dear Wittenberg Friends, Summer is upon us so it’s time for us to remind you that just because you are away from church, the church is still, well, the church! With several large projects in the rearview mirror and the possibility of other property concerns on the horizon. We are blessed that we can maintain our facilities so well. We are still working to recover from some large expenses such as the HVAC system in the sanctuary and the septic line at the parsonage. While we’ve been able to...

11 months ago • 8 min read

Dear Wittenberg Friends, Happy Eastertide! It was wonderful to observe and celebrate my first Holy Week with you. I was struck each day by the efforts and commitment of so many of you to bring together worship services that were beautiful, soulful, and faithful. As your new pastor I had much to learn and I was met with the patience and wisdom of many. Thank you. There are a few opportunities in the next few months to deepen our faith, fellowship, and practice at Wittenberg. I want to...

about 1 year ago • 7 min read

Dear Wittenberg, As we begin the hard and sacred work of Holy Week I keep wondering how to reflect on the life, death, and resurrection of Christ in a way that is genuine, honest, and also new. How can we hear this familiar story in a new way? How can we keep the certain joy of the resurrection deep inside our bones and bodies so that we carry it with us into the next season of our lives? I hope that one way we can stay connected to that joy is through the life of this church. We have plenty...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read

We hope you enjoy the new look & format of our monthly newsletter! If you receive this newsletter as a hard copy some features will not be available. Please contact Pastor Heather to get minutes and the calendar if you would like. Welcome to Lent! We began our Lent observation on February 22nd, Ash Wednesday. At that service we received ashes on our foreheads or hands and were reminded that we are dust and to dust we will return. It’s a heavy reminder for some that our lives are temporary,...

about 1 year ago • 7 min read

We hope you enjoy the new look & format of our monthly newsletter! If you receive this newsletter as a hard copy some features will not be available. Please contact Pastor Heather to get minutes and the calendar if you would like. Dear Wittenberg Friends, The first month of the New Year has been full of dreams, plans, hopes, and prayers for the future of Wittenberg. I am excited to see how the Holy Spirit is moving in Christ’s church and how we will learn and grow together in the coming...

about 1 year ago • 8 min read
Share this page