Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #19 May 16, 2022 What Did Our Military Sacrifice For? I received a great honor this week. I was asked to pray and invocation and benediction at the Bergen County Military Appreciation Month Ceremony. I gave up part of a “day off” to participate, but …
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How to make joy last forever
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #18 May 9, 2022 How to make joy last forever Last week I blogged about grief and how long it can last. I thank so many friends who commented with helpful advice. This week I wish to blog on joy and how long that can …
How Long Does Grief Last?
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #17 May 2, 2022 How Long Does Grief Last? Two years ago, like many if not most, Americans, I was struck by grief. At the beginning of April 2020 a beloved friend and mentor Rev. Dr. Allan J. Janssen died of COVID-19. His wife was …
Reminder: Don’t Take Our Children For Granted
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #16 April 25, 2022 Reminder: Don’t Take Our Children For Granted Friday is the one day that I take off each week. It is often a busy day with my catching up on errands and getting domestic projects done that I have not gotten to …
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Homeless During Holy Week
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #15 April 18, 2022 Homeless During Holy Week In the Christian community we refer to the week between Palm Sunday and the Sunday celebrating the resurrection of Jesus as “Holy Week.” By tradition it is a time of contemplating Jesus’ suffering and death as well …
Marked as Belonging
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #14 April 11, 2022 Marked as Belonging We are now in the beginning of Holy Week which is the most sacred week of the Christian year. It is a time of reflection and repentance. It is a time to celebrate the sacrifice of Jesus, God …
Do the Next Thing
Our daily devotional is a re-post with permission from Words Of Hope. Come view our website at http://www.clintonave.org. Do the Next Thing By Jon Opgenorth on April 6, 2022 Read: John 6:1-14 Have the people sit down. (v. 10) I tend to be more like Philip than Andrew. As I look over the tasks on my to-do …
Holy Disruption
Our daily devotional is a re-post with permission from Words Of Hope. Come view our website at http://www.clintonave.org. Holy Disruption By Jon Opgenorth on April 5, 2022 Read: John 5:1-18 He was even calling God his own Father. (v. 18) John recorded fewer miracle stories than other gospel writers, but each one is full of meaning and …
Polish Hospitality
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #13 April 4, 2022 Polish Hospitality I have recently read that 2.3 million people fleeing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine have found safe haven in Poland. This number of refugees dwarf the amount of people fleeing Afghanistan following the rise of the Taliban there in 2021. …
Ukraine: One Refugee’s Story
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis 2022 Blog #12 March 28, 2022 Ukraine: One Refugee’s Story Several years ago the organist at the Clinton Avenue Reformed Church was a Ukrainian national. She was a rather talented organist who did well for our congregation. She ultimately left this position and returned to Ukraine where …
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