Pastors’ Corner

In December, we will be observing Advent, a season of four weeks when we prepare our hearts for the celebration of the birth of Jesus the Christ at Christmas. The word “Advent” means “coming” – it is a season of preparing for the coming of Christ to earth. During this [...]

November is a busy month, full of significant events in the life and work of our church. On Sunday, November 5, 2017, we will be commemorating All Saints Day and honoring our members and friends who have passed on to glory with candles and prayers during our worship service that [...]

This month, we are commemorating the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, marking the day when Martin Luther, a Catholic monk and theology professor, posted his famous 95 Theses on the door at the castle church in Wittenberg, Germany. The 95 Theses argued against the Catholic church’s practice of issuing [...]

It is hard to believe that we are coming up on September already! Soon the leaves will be changing, the weather will be getting cooler, and we will soon be bombarded with all things pumpkin-spice. Fall is also a time of transition for many . kids go back to school, [...]

We’re in the middle of summer – warm days, bright sunshine, and everything is really, really green. Summertime is a season of growth – from delicious home-grown vegetables from a local garden, to trees growing fresh leaves and branches, to our lawns growing tall and lush, and constantly needing cut! [...]

As you may have been reading in previous newsletters, the youth at HoC have been going through a confirmation class. After completion of the class, the students made the decision to get confirmed and join our church as active members. But, you may be thinking, what is confirmation anyway? What [...]

We are approaching Pentecost – a time when we commemorate the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the early followers of Jesus in Jerusalem. Pentecost originated in the Jewish tradition, and was known as Shavuot or “The Feast of Weeks”—a prominent feast in the calendar of ancient Israel celebrating the [...]

We recently celebrated Easter here at Head of Christiana with a Sunrise service in our cemetery, fellowship over breakfast, and traditional worship in our sanctuary. On Easter Sunday, we hear once again the proclamation of the angel who proclaims, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are looking for [...]

“For All the Saints” is a magnificent theme for 2015. Saints are all Christian believers, from all times and places. They form an impressive procession and include those who served Christ and died, those who claim the way of Christ in our days, and those yet unborn. Recently, Rosi White [...]