Today's gospel is Jesus telling his followers how good it is to welcome others, bringing them closer to the Kingdom of God. Pastor Michelle expands on this by giving examples of how welcoming, or being welcomed, makes us all part of the community we share.

Today, Pastor Hannah explores how we become who we are, starting with our earliest childhood experiences, and through our adult life. Each event defines who we are and where we belong, but God has established *whose* we are even before we are born.

In this week's message, Pastor Jonathan reflects on how camp can be a place where the Holy Spirit can create bonds among the kids who attend. Not only that, but the experiences kids have at camp can, and do, leave lasting impressions. This is especially timely as many of our young people will be headed to camp this week.

In this sermon Pastor Michelle discusses how we were made to be connected to God and one another. Only through this connection are we most fully ourselves. God has woven us together in community.

On this Holy Trinity Sunday, Pastor Hannah explores one of the greatest mysteries of our faith. God is 3 distinct persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Yet, when we talk about God, we are talking about one person.

In today's gospel lesson, Jesus shares the Holy Spirit with his disciples, telling them "if you forgive he sins of any, they are forgiven..." Pastor Jonathan explains that this is Jesus way of telling his disciples that God's forgiveness is not only unconditional, it is meant to be shared. Because God's forgiveness is unconditional, our failures are not the final word.

In this sermon Pastor Jonathan discusses how as Jesus prays that we may all be one, we are called into relationships that transform lives. On this day we celebrate the work with the Haitian Timoun Foundation, welcome new members into the congregation, and celebrate the ministry of Pastor Tom. The power of Christ's love draws us together as one through all of these celebrations.

Today's gospel is part of what is known as Jesus' farewell discourse. Here Jesus makes clear that he cannot stay on earth, but God will provide an advocate to walk with them. This advocate, who we call the Holy Spirit, takes all our cares, grief, and sorrows, and gives us love, joy, and hope.

Pastor Hannah's message this morning comes largely from the Epistle lesson. In 1 Peter, we are asked to asked to be building blocks for God's kingdom. She explains that it takes many building blocks to construct a community, and all blocks are important. It takes time, but we can be the building blocks for God's kingdom in this world.

On this Good Shepherd Sunday, Pastor Michelle explains that when Jesus describes himself as a shepherd, he means for us to follow him. She goes on to explain that there are many false shepherds, we need to be wary of them. Just like a sheep knows the voice of his shepherd, we need to know the voice of Jesus