Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 42 December 7, 2020 An Advent Tragedy On Saturday a beloved and historic church was ruined from a fire. The church, Middle Collegiate Church in New York City has been a Christian presence in New York City since its founding in 1628 and has been …
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God’s Ripples of Mission
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 41 November 30, 2020 God’s Ripples of Mission From the beginning of the Corona plague until mid-October, we held our worship service only on-line. We held a re-opening on October 15. How this happened was that in September a number of church members requested this. …
Dozens blessed from throw-aways
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 40 November 23, 2020 Dozens blessed from throw-aways Not so long ago I received a phone call from a woman in the church. She works at MPS Enterprises, a marketing company. Frequently this company has food products for their use. What to do when the …
A Christian Village at its best
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 39 November 16, 2020 A Christian Village at its best I received an email recently from Family Promise. This is the group that, among other things, coordinates feeding of homeless as well as economically insecure people in our area. Several times a year our congregation …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 38 November 9, 2020 Another Covid-19 Lose During the early Corona Virus surge I learned of two Reformed Church mentors who died of Corona. This week I learned of another Reformed Church Christian gentleman who died of this virus. He was Dr. Gordon Van Wylen …
Election Day Rant
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 37 November 2, 2020 Election Day Rant Tomorrow is election day and this is my annual blog rant about voting and elections. It bothers me that many people do not vote. Voting is one of the greatest rights that we have. Why don’t all of …
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 37 October 26, 2020 In Appreciation… Recently a church member took one of her frequent trips to the Amish country near Lancaster, PA. I asked her to bring me back a chicken pot pie. I love chicken pot pie and have a special affection for …
A Feline Grief Circle
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 36 October 19, 2020 A Feline Grief Circle About nine years ago we adopted two cats. They were sisters. We got them from a local group that fosters abused and neglected and it was a young woman in our congregation who initially fostered them and …
The Lesser of Evils or Putting God To The Test
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 35 October 12, 2020 The Lesser of Evils or Putting God To The Test “Did you get your flu shot?” This is a question that gets asks by friends every year about this time. My answer has always been “no.” I am a bit superstitious …
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“Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth?”
Monday Ministerial Musings By Rev. Mark William Ennis Blog Number 34 October 3, 2020 “Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth?” I grew up hearing that quote once a week when watching the show, “Perry Mason.” My mother loved this show and watching it was a …
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