Pastors’ Corner
Good News!
Good News! Session voted unanimously to resume in-person worship services in our sanctuary at our March meeting. Here are the specifics for reopening: • We will have our first worship service in the HoC sanctuary at 11:00 AM on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021 with COVID safety protocols in place. [...]
Light at the end of the tunnel!
Hello Members and Friends of Head of Christiana, We hope you are all staying safe and well during this COVID-19 pandemic. I don’t think any of us anticipated living through such a historic and challenging time. I wanted to update everyone on the situation regarding our worship services and ministry [...]
Prayers for 2021
The year 2020 was a difficult year, to say the least. This year, we lived through a global pandemic, a contentious national election, and nearly a year of virtual church. Despite the challenges, God has brought us and our congregation through to a new year – hopefully a year that [...]
Christmas During Covid
It’s hard to believe that we’re entering another Advent and Christmas season! The year 2020 has been a challenging year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of our regular holiday plans will be different this year, and this includes our worship and celebrations here at Head of Christiana. We will [...]
A Reformer’s Advice for Christians During a Pandemic
We just commemorated Reformation Sunday, the anniversary of the great reformer, Martin Luther nailing his “95 Theses” to the door at Wittenberg, thus beginning the Protestant Reformation. Martin Luther, who himself lived through a pandemic, had some advice for his fellow Christ followers that is relevant for us today as [...]
October Stewardship Awareness
Dear HoC members and friends, What a year it has been! Who could have foreseen that we would be living through a historic pandemic that has greatly altered how we do ministry as a congregation? I am so proud of you all for stepping up to this challenge – adapting [...]
The Survey Results
Dear HoC members and friends, The session has been discerning how best to conduct our life together as a church over this challenging period of the Coronavirus pandemic. We appreciate everyone’s responses to the congregational surveys we sent out recently. We greatly value hearing your input on your ministry needs, [...]
Wearing a Mask-Political Statement or Spiritual Practice?
Who knew a little piece of fabric could cause so much controversy? Mask wearing has become a huge controversy, with everyone weighing in with their views on the subject. Mask-wearing has become a political symbol—a “taking sides” in a bitter culture war. I hesitate to even wade into the mask-wearing [...]
Happy 4th of July
Dear HoC members and friends, This has been my catchphrase throughout this pandemic…think like a deacon. Of course, we’re blessed to have ordained deacons in our church who fulfill the particular calling God placed on them to perform works of service for our members and friends, as well as those [...]
So, when are we going back to worship in our building?
This is a question many are beginning to ask as the state begins its reopening phase after this period of social distancing to slow the spread of the Coronavirus. The governor of Delaware recently issued safety guidelines for places of worship who wish to return to in-person services. Both our [...]