East Aurora Christian Church

Wednesday, December 9 Scripture: Luke 18: 35-43 Reflection: The Army chaplain of the 106th Division was captured in the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. Along with many other Americans, he was herded on to a freight car and taken into the heart of Germany....Continue reading

Monday, December 7 Scripture: Philemon Reflection: Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall told this story: There were two unmarried sisters who had such a bitter fight that they stopped speaking to each other. Unable or unwilling to leave their small home, they continued to use the same rooms and sleep in the same bedroom. A chalk line divided the sleeping area into two halves. The chalk divided rooms so that both sisters could come and go and get her own meals without tr...Continue reading

Friday, December 4 Scripture: 1 John 1: 5-7 Reflection: The Legend of the Christmas Candle Many years ago, a cobbler and his wife lived in a cottage on the edge of a village in Austria. They had few possessions but whatever they owned, they shared with others. Symbolic of this generosity and love of mankind was the lighted candle they placed in the window of their cottage. ...Continue reading

Pastor Jan Mahle is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic:Sunday morning worship on 11/8 Time: Nov 8, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting... https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86078565751 Meeting ID: 860 7856 5751 Passcode: 500657 One tap mobile +19292056099,,86078565751#,,,,,,0#,,500657# US (New York) +13126266799,,86078565751#,,,,,,0#,,500657# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 860 7856 5751 Passcode: 500657 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kHj5UoKnd Hope to see you on Sunday. Pastor Jan

Wednesday, December 2 Scripture: Matthew 2: 19-24 Reflection: The Legend of the Donkey's Bray After hiding in Egypt for some years, Joseph decided to move his family back to Nazareth. During the night they camped along the side of the road. One night while they slept, their donkey heard the soldiers' horses coming from afar. Afraid that the soldiers were coming to kill Jesus, the donkey neighed to wake Joseph. He neighed and neighed, again and again, but his voice was just t...Continue reading

Hello all, Here is the Zoom invite for worship on Sunday, November 8th: Janice Mahle is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: Sunday Morning Worship... Time: Nov 8, 2020 09:45 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86078565751 Meeting ID: 860 7856 5751 Passcode: 500657 One tap mobile +19292056099,,86078565751#,,,,,,0#,,500657# US (New York) +13126266799,,86078565751#,,,,,,0#,,500657# US (Chicago) Dial by your location +1 929 205 6099 US (New York) +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) +1 301 715 8592 US (Germantown) +1 669 900 6833 US (San Jose) +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) Meeting ID: 860 7856 5751 Passcode: 500657 Find your local number: https://us02web.zoom.us/u/kHj5UoKnd Hope to see you on Sunday. Pastor Jan

Scripture: Matthew 5: 3-12 Reflection: This adaptation of the Beatitudes is from Message by Eugene H. Peterson: 3. You’re blessed when you’re at the end of your rope. With less of you there is more of God and his rule. 4. You’re blessed when you feel you’ve lost what is most dear to you. Only then can you be embraced by the One most dear to you....Continue reading

Wednesday, October 28 Scripture: Exodus 20: 17 Reflection: Several years ago there was a newspaper cartoon that showed two fields separated by a fence. Each field was the same size and each had plenty of lush green grass. In each field there was a mule whose head stuck through the wire, eating grass from the pasture on the other side, even though it was hard to reach. In the process the mules' heads became caught in the fence. They panicked and brayed uncontrollably at bein...Continue reading

Good morning, everyone! The Scripture, I have selected for the basis of this instruction and sermon next Sunday, is Matthew 23: 1-12. Because everyone encounters the Word differently, I am suggesting some paths to understanding: meditative, book learning, active and visual. Hopefully each path will only take you 10 minutes. Please feel free to contact me by email or phone (716-860-1898) for clarification, conversation, feedback, etc.... MEDITATIVE Based on the ancient pra...Continue reading

Friday, October 23 Scripture: Romans 12 Reflection: There is a story about a man who had a huge boulder in his front yard. He grew weary of this big, unattractive stone in the center of his lawn, so he decided to take advantage of it and turn it into an object of art. He went to work on it with hammer and chisel and chipped away at the huge boulder until it became a beautiful stone elephant. When he finished, it was gorgeous, breath-taking....Continue reading

Wednesday, October 21 Scripture: 1 John 4: 7-21 Reflection: The love for equals is a human thing--of friend for friend, brother for brother. It is to love what is loving and lovely. The world smiles. The love for the less fortunate is a beautiful thing--the love for those who suffer, for those who are poor, the sick, the failures, the unlovely. This is compassion, and it touches the heart of the world....Continue reading

Our first inside service was very careful and most wonderful! We can do this! We celebrated our anniversary with an outside reception, and Debbie’s amazing albums of pictures!

Our first service inside was very careful and most wonderful! We celebrated with an outside reception!

Good morning everyone, The Scripture, I have selected for the basis of this instruction and sermon next Sunday, is Matthew 22: 15-22. Because everyone encounters the Word differently, I am suggesting some paths to understanding: meditative, book learning, active and visual. Hopefully each path will only take you 10 minutes. Please feel free to contact me by email or phone (716-860-1898) for clarification, conversation, feedback, etc.... MEDITATIVE Based on the ancient praye...Continue reading

Friday, October 16 Scripture: I Corinthians 13 Reflection: There is a wonderful rabbinic story: One day a certain old, rich man of a miserable disposition visited a rabbi. After a lengthy conversation, the rabbi took the rich man by the hand and led him to a window. "Look out there," he said. The rich man looked into the street. "What do you see?" asked the rabbi. I see men, women, and children," answered the rich man. ...Continue reading