by Jon | Jun 20, 2013 | feat., new to the north, westfield |
This is a story that started one year, one month and five days ago. One year, one month, and five days ago I had my first interview with a group of congregants at Westfield via Skype. Despite not being in the room with them, I had dressed in a suit and tie. A rainy...
by Jon | Jun 11, 2013 | feat., sermons, westfield |
Forgive me, dear reader, for being so tardy in my posting of this sermon I preached on Sunday, June 1 at Westfield. The scripture used for the sermon was Psalm 96. We are singers. I don’t know if you’ve noticed that, but we are singers. We like to sing. We like to...
by Jon | May 20, 2013 | altars, feat., installations, visual worship, westfield |
It started, like most worship installations at Westfield, with Pintrest. A seminary friend had pinned a craft blog post that gave instructions on how to make a suncatcher-mobile out of melted plastic cups. Among the most striking elements of Westfield are the...
by Jon | Mar 31, 2013 | altars, feat., installations, visual worship, westfield |
Happy Easter, dear friends! Easter at Westfield this morning was glorious. The day started early with an Easter Sunrise service that was simply beautiful. The good folks over at Allen Hill Tree Farm in Brooklyn, CT have been hosting the service for years. We gathered...
by Jon | Feb 21, 2013 | feat., installations, westfield |
My initial plan was to show share this installation after my congregation had seen it for the first time. But the winter storms of the past two weekends (and one potential one this coming weekend) have had it another way. So very few of my congregants have seen this...
by Jon | Jan 18, 2013 | feat., westfield |
It’s crazy official. This Sunday I’m officially joining Westfield (I know this seems strange to you United Methodists). The trustees have been working on getting the sign changed for going on three months now. I arrived at Westfield at the start of...