Rita’s Tweets 2019
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Hi from Minneapolis! Standing next to the Mary Tyler Moore statue. If you remember that TV show you may be too old for the youth group. Great conference & coming home with some great ideas for our wonderful congregation. Miss you all soooooo much. See you in Sept.
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Next sabbatical adventure. Flying to Minneapolis.
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While FROG was out stampeding this week, I have been reading the following:
This book is about how to engage people, churches, and partners to inspire hope in our communities and neighborhoods.
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This week & next…online learning about rethinking Sunday morning & rethinking year round stewardship.
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Happy Canada Day from Rev Rita & Frog!
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This week I am reading No Home like Place. A church building is both blessing & burden & it can be an essential place where a person can find a safe & supportive place to explore their faith.
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About 500 years ago Huldrych Zwingli was a Zurich pastor who broke a rule. He read the Bible in German (the common language of the time) instead of reading it in Latin. I wonder what rules Balzac needs to break to make a difference in the world?
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I found this prayer at the Jesuit Church in Lucerne. It reminded me of what we are about at Balzac church.
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About 500 years ago Huldrych Zwingli was a Zurich pastor who broke a rule. He read the Bible in German (the common language of the time) instead of reading it in Latin. I wonder what rules Balzac needs to break to make a difference in the world?
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On a river cruise & visited the Cologne Cathedral..lit a candle & said a prayer for Balzac. Frog is in Calgary. He forgot to renew his passport.
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Keeping a church going is hard work & often a big challenge. What does Balzac do together just for fun?
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Rainy days & working my way through a stack of books that has been waiting to be read for a very long time.
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This week I have been looking at Christian hospitality & ways to make real room for newcomers in our Church beyond a friendly Hello
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Balzac church folk have always been close to my heart. This weeks big move happened & now I live closer
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