Nicole's e-Pistle "Muriel & Nell" May 20, 2026 Greetings, Friends! On Friday, I rode with Steve Farrow to Chattanooga to attend Muriel Phillips’ memorial service. As most of you already know, Muriel was a former Music Director of this congregation. I never had an opportunity to speak with her, but she and her husband [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Travel 2" May 13, 2026 Greetings, Friends! Last week, I ran out of time and space to tell you about my trip to India in January of 2023. This was in response to a question in the “Ask the Pastor” box in the Commons about where I have traveled. Every year, Columbia [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Travel" May 6, 2026 Greetings, Friends! I drew a question out of the box in the Commons, and it asked where I have traveled and where I would still like to go someday. I think this is fitting, since many of you are world travelers! Traveling to new places and experiencing new [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "John Law" April 29, 2026 Greetings, Friends! If you are reading this on Wednesday, I have gone with Alice down to St. Simons to attend John Law’s funeral service. I never had the pleasure of meeting him, but I know that he had an immense impact on this congregation. Today, I take [...]
Nicole's e-Pistle "Neurodiverse Worship" April 22, 2026 Greetings, Friends! Yesterday, I read an interesting article written by the Rev. Dr. Jen Bluestein in “The Presbyterian Outlook” magazine. Her article was entitled, “Welcoming Neurodiversity in Worship,” and it explored how a “neurodiversity lens invites us to reconsider what we define as ‘normal’ in how we [...]
