Rev. Carter's Column

Your monthly dose of reflective inspiration to help you pause and find peace.

September

There seems to me to be a matter of great significance in coming back from my sabbatical and having our Homecoming Service (and Water Communion) on September 20th, 2026. For you see, on September 20th, beginning at sundown, is the ...
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June

Significance of the month of June As the sixth month, June acts as the halfway checkpoint of the year—a perfect time to pause, evaluate your intentions, and celebrate your personal ...
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May

May is the fifth month of the Gregorian calendar with 31 days, marking the peak of spring in the Northern Hemisphere and autumn in the Southern Hemisphere. It is named after ...
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April

April represents new beginnings, growth, and renewal, as it's the first full month of spring in the Northern Hemisphere, bringing blooming flowers, warmer weather, and a sense of fresh starts after ...
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March

Well, regardless of what the groundhog said or saw (a rodent is not a meteorologist), spring is at the door. I watched as the sun went down at 6:03 pm ...
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February

Welcome, February! I never thought I would say this so early into the new year, but I am sooo ready for warmer weather (aka Spring). I usually just soldier through ...
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January

As we begin the new year let us remember that we are given a new beginning, a tabula rasa… a clean slate. We can let go of the past by ...
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