Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, As we pass through the season of Lent and approach Easter Sunday, it is easy to find ourselves reflected in the lives of the Disciples of Jesus in the days and weeks leading up to the Crucifixion and Resurrection. There are festivals and funerals. […]
Prayer Letters
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Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We gather again this Sunday evening, February 22, at 6:30PM in the San Gabriel Presbyterian sanctuary in Georgetown, Texas to continue our journey of “Hope Beyond All Hope.” In our time together we will be thinking about how we remain a people of hope, […]
Next Service: January 25, 2026, 6:30 pm (6:20 pm, prelude) Location: St. Philip’s United Methodist Church, 16321 Great Oaks Dr, Round Rock, TX 78681 Grace and Peace to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I greet you today on the eve of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, […]
Pastor’s letter for Wholeness Service December 21, 2025 As we leave the season of preparing our hearts to receive the gift of “God with us,” we also recognize both our longing to experience a fuller freedom and own inability to bring it about. And so, we long and we hope. […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, We meet this season to explore our hope beyond hope in Christ. As we celebrate All Saints Day, we are reminded that we are surrounded by a great cloud of witnesses, those whose faith has been made complete in the joy of the everlasting […]
Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, The world in which we are living is not a peaceful world. Living in the midst of division, competing voices, and brokenness: how is God calling us to respond? Friends, God is extending a holy invitation to gather in a time of music, Word, light, […]
Greetings to all of you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I pray that you are keeping well, and staying cool this May. As I write this, I would like to remind and invite you to our final service for the 2024-2025 season, “The Courage to Serve.” We […]
Blessings Everyone, All of us have been somewhere on the path, the journey with God. I have known over most of my life that as I wander, God is always in some way with me. My life has never been straightforward – and rather, a bit like a labyrinth or […]
Dear Friends, I look forward to worshipping with you at 6:30 PM, March 23 in the sanctuary at San Gabriel Presbyterian Church. As we have explored courage this season, we have reflected on what it means to have the courage to see, hear, discern, love, suffer, and believe. This month we will […]
Dear Sister and Brothers in Christ, We gather again on Sunday, February 23 at 6:30 p.m. for our Wholeness Service in San Gabriel Presbyterian Church. What a gift of love from God: a gift of music, a gift of Word, a gift of light, a gift of Table, a gift […]
Dears, Happy New Year! I’ve been reflecting on life’s complexities and paradoxes. As we consider the stars, the huge Texas sky, the sun rises and sunsets…it’s so beautiful. And then, we consider the illnesses and deaths and complicated relationship issues…it’s such a contrast to the beauty, and we suffer. In our […]
This month we explore “Courage to Love.” Wow, what a challenge! Since I’m not an ordained minister or preacher, instead of a “meditation,” I would like to offer some “reflections” to contemplate. Perhaps definitions for “Courage” and “Love” in this context will help. I see “Courage,” as “Strength in the […]