Church of the Hills welcomes Rev. Diane Prevary, our guest preacher for the month of August. Her sermon series “Ascending the Mountain of God” will correspond to Pastor Dee’s trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro. Reverand Prevary will serve as Session moderator for the month of August as well. Following is a brief bio: Diane Prevary is a cradle-roll Presbyterian, […]
Dee’s First Blog Entry
Well, May is here and that means that in less than 30 days we begin this summer adventure of play, creativity and spirituality. I can say writing the first blog post is a little daunting; what to say? what to describe? Kelly Krueger has done an amazing job keeping things going out to those of you who have subscribed […]
Pastor Dee’s Letter ~ Summer Preparations
Pastor Dee’s Letter, Echoes, May 2011 It’s May!!! Hooray Hooray! I love this time of the year. It is a time for emergence from winter! We start seeing bulbs and crocus peak through the dry ground with color and life. The days seem warmer and longer. Snow is long gone for the season (we hope-rain is […]
What’s this I hear about a Sabbatical for Dee?
As printed in the December 2010 issue of Echoes: You have probably heard some reference to Dee’s Sabbatical, scheduled for this coming summer 2011, and perhaps you have seen and heard ALL the information about this exciting time for Dee and our congregation. It’s easy to miss or forget some information here or there, however, and […]
Planning for Dee’s Sabbatical
As printed in the September 2010 issue of Echoes: Our Pastor, Dee Cooper, as part of her call that Church of the Hills extended to her in 2006, has her first ever sabbatical time coming up in the summer of 2011. The purpose and focus of her sabbatical time will be Therapeutic Play, focusing on […]
Letter to Congregation, April 2010
The following letter was mailed to Church of the Hills members and friends: April 21, 2010 Dear COTH member/friend, “The Sabbath was made for humankind and not humankind for the Sabbath; so the Son of Man is Lord even of the Sabbath.” Mark 2:27-28 NRSV The Sabbath reminds us that life must be renewed. From the […]
Sabbatical Leave Policy
The following policy was approved by The Session, Church of Hills, at their March 2010 meeting: Church of the Hills Sabbatical Leave Policy Rationale Sabbatical leave is a carefully planned period of time in which a pastor is granted leave away from his or her normal ministerial responsibilities in order to spend an extended period […]