Sunday Morning Worship 10am (livestream)
Hopefully your yard and gardens are raked after the winter and you are enjoying all of the plants that are emerging to greet us once again. What a miracle it is each May to see all of the plant life opening up before our eyes. Aside from taking…
The Inquiring Minds book group will meet on May 13th at 10AM in the Pilgrim House Parlor to discuss “James” by Percival Everett. The highly acclaimed book is a brilliant retelling of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn”, however, the story is retold from the slave Jim’s viewpoint….
Where do you turn when you need a book that can bring comfort? Our lending library has a wide assortment of books about spirituality through nature, Christianity, mystics, meditation and more. We all are aware of the infinite lessons and wisdom that can be gleaned from nature; our…
Last Fall the EarthCare Team brought you a series of discussions around the book All We Can Save, which examined different aspects of the climate crisis. Now in the Spring we’re following up with a book centered on solutions that can help us solve the problem! Join us…
On Monday April 8th at 10AM, we will discuss TWO books. The primary book for discussion is “Wilmington’s Lie: The Murderous Coup of 1898 and the Rise of White Supremacy” by David Zucchino. The book is a true account of a violent insurrection in Wilmington, North Carolina that…
On Monday March 11th at 10AM, we will discuss “The Lemon Tree” by Sandy Tolan. This nonfiction book, a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist, provides a view of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict from a human level. The book shows that despite deep political upheaval, there can still be…
Because Easter is on the 31st of March this year, this month we will begin the season of Lent. Over the years, I have found that Easter is that much more meaningful if I dedicate some time and focus daily to my Lenten journey. Perhaps you have considered…
As many of us set new goals or aspirations for 2024, perhaps you have decided to enrich your faith journey through reading. If so, the parlor of Pilgrim House contains half of our late Ann Barry’s spiritual library. Most of these books are short, but powerful, offering the…
As we enter the season of Advent and notice the changes in nature with the colder temperatures and reduced hours of sunlight, may I suggest a new book recommended by Rev. Allen and Dr. Hagness that has been added to our lending library in the parlor? Speak to the…
On Monday February 12th at 10AM in the Parlor, we will discuss “The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store” a murder mystery and novel about small-town secrets by James McBride. We invite YOU to join us for lively discussions. We appreciate different points of view from the readers who…