Friday 27 March 2015
by Vernita Kennen Lent 2015 is swiftly coming to an end as we move into Holy Week and the joy of the resurrection to come on Easter. My hope is that…
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Saint Paul Area Synod travelers to Guatemala often find it difficult to explain the purpose of the trips to our companion churches. “But what will you do?” is the question…
Read PostMonday 09 March 2015
by Vernita Kennen In response to our learnings during the San Francisco ELCA World Hunger Leaders Gathering in January, we took a walk in our own congregation’s neighborhood here in Minnesota….
Read PostSaturday 28 February 2015
Mark 10:46-52 Grace and peace to you from God the Father, our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. AMEN. He made do with what he had. It wasn’t much. Every day…
Read PostTuesday 24 February 2015
by Vernita Kennen Our neighborhood walk, led by Pastor Monique and congregation members, showed us a changing neighborhood whose Latino inhabitants has gone from 80% to only 50% (many of the…
Read PostMonday 09 February 2015
by Vernita Kennen Santa Maria y Santa Marta is located in the Mission District of San Francisco, in the southeastern part of the city and near Mission Dolores (Mission San Francisco…
Read PostFriday 30 January 2015
by Vernita Kennen Congregations for Change: We Are Church Together.This was the theme of the recent ELCA Hunger Leaders’ Gathering in San Francisco which I attended on behalf of the Saint Paul…
Read PostMonday 12 January 2015
by Vernita Kennen It’s after the Christmas holiday season and many people are sending thank-you notes for gifts. My mother taught me that notes should be written promptly, should specifically mention…
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by Vernita Kennen Did Advent seem to begin early this year? When the fourth Thursday in November comes later in the month, it seems that Advent creeps up on us and…
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by Vernita Kennen The release of the most recent of the “Hunger Games” movies has once again brought the word hunger into peoples’ minds. But I sometimes wonder if they give…
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