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Dear Friends,              Autumn is a season of gathering. The harvest comes in, sweaters come out, and we begin to draw closer—to warmth, to home, to one another. It’s a time when nature reminds us that life is cyclical, and that community is not just a comfort but a necessity.  Costumed children not our own excitedly ring our doorbells on October 31 st  asking for treats, and we joyfully and generously give, just because it’s so darned fun—and it feels good to be connected

Dear Friends,              September invites us to return to the routines of school, work, and familiar patterns after summer’s joys....

Dear Friends,  The evenings are starting to cool off.  We’re in the last throes of summer vacation, and some of us feverishly cling to...

Dear Friends,  I’ll be taking the last week of August off, but Cindy and I are probably not going too far—maybe into the city for a show...

Dear Friends,  Up on the third floor of the manse I have boxes of old sermons, not merely my own, but my father’s, grandfather’s, and a...

Dear Friends,  In June the Pride flags start appearing around Katonah.  I’m happy to see them.  I wish they were up all year, because to...

Dear Friends,  Last December, Cindy and I were at the manse decorating our tree for Christmas when I happened to glance out the...

Dear Friends,  I was reminded the other day of a story I saw in  The Joyful Noiseletter  some years ago:  A pastor was talking to a group...

Dear Friends,              Many of our religious observances involve reflective preparation followed by a big celebration, such as Advent...

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The handbell concert was a delightful showcase of musical talent. Highlights included stunning pieces from classical arrangements to...

Dear Friends, I love to laugh. It says in Proverbs 17:22, “A cheerful heart is good medicine, but a crushed spirit dries up the...

Dear Friends ,  Presbyterian pastor Randall Tremba writes about two “failed” attempts at performing last rites at the deathbed—in both...

Click here for our Rummage Slideshow Written in 1985 by Claire Hayworth and Lois Spierling 1873 Ladies’ Aid Society organized to 1/22/53...

Who is like you, O God — majestic in holiness, awesome in glory, working wonders? Exodus 15:11 Dear Friends, God seems inclined to bless...

Dear Friends, I’m writing this on the cusp of Rummage.  Early last summer, when I began talking with the search committee from KPC,...

Our KPC ringers participated in the 45th Annual English Handbell Festival hosted by the Riverside Ringers. It was a weekend gathering of...

Dear Friends, Spring is officially here, and this weekend we anticipate two beautiful Easter Sunday services filled with joyous music,...

The emotion of anger is a gift from God. Jesus, who has felt everything that we feel, got angry too. If we are followers of Jesus, we...

The Flower Committee is looking forward to our church family providing Easter Lilies to decorate our sanctuary. The cost of a Lily plant...