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Pastor's Pondering - March 17, 2023
Dear friends - As promised, here are my top five reasons I love the summer Sisseton Mission trip: Community - several churches in the...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Mar 9
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - March 10, 2023
Dear friends - I was at a gathering recently of people of faith, and someone asked me what my favorite thing in ministry is. My favorite...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Mar 2
- 2 min
Pastor's Ponderings - March 3, 2023
Dear friends - The Session met on Tuesday, and we thought we would give a few highlight updates in the enews each month. Session minutes...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - February 24, 2023
Dear friends - Not all heroes wear capes. Our very own Aria was featured this past week in the news for being brave and calm in midst of...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Feb 23
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - February 17, 2023
Dear friends - Sunday is Transfiguration Sunday - Jesus glowing on the mountain. I was thinking about that change in disposition we can...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Feb 9
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering
Greetings Everyone! You may have heard by now that I'm jumping in on a temporary basis help out with our children's ministry while we...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Feb 2
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - February 3, 2023
Dear friends - Who knew a meeting would turn into the most beautiful storytelling event I've ever attended? That's what happened at last...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jan 20
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - January 20, 2023
Dear friends - When I began over five years ago at River Glen, the Session was reading the book, Growing Young: Six Essential Strategies...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jan 12
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - January 13, 2023
Dear friends - Thank you!! As WMA was putting away Christmas decorations on Monday, I was reminded of what a beautiful advent and...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Jan 6
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - January 6, 2023
Happy New Year! 2023 brings with it new hopes and blessings. Joyce Rupp, in her book, Out of the Ordinary: Prayers, Poems, and...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Dec 29, 2022
- 1 min
Happy New Year - 2023!
The River Glen staff wishes you a continued Merry Christmas and a very Happy New Year!
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Dec 22, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - December 23, 2022
Dear friends - Joy to the World, the Lord is come - let every heart prepare him room. As we move to the end of Advent and into the...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Dec 15, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - December 16, 2022
Dear friends - At this time of year, there are a few days each week, Tom and I leave the house in darkness and return in darkness in the...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Dec 8, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - December 9, 2022
Dear friends - This coming Sunday, our Advent Candle is the Joy candle, which is fitting fresh off the great joy of the Live Nativity and...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Dec 1, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - December 2, 2022
Dear friends - I've got paint on my face. There's still some on my glasses, and I just noticed some in my hair as well. It's from...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 17, 2022
- 2 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 18, 2022
Dear friends - I am part of a series of retreats through the Transformation Center, which is the organization Ruth Haley Barton founded,...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 11, 2022
Dear friends - Our executive presbyter, the Rev. Dr. Craig Howard, has been sending out a series of reflections on trends in the churches...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Nov 3, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - November 4, 2022
Dear friends - This week was the celebration of All Saints' Day as well as various traditional ways to reflect upon and give thanks for...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 28, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 28, 2022
Dear friends - When a friend of mine's mother died awhile ago, we were talking about how grief can affect people in various ways. Like...
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Pastor Jess Scholten
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
Pastor's Pondering - October 21, 2022
Dear friends - Last week, we wondered about the future - what does the church look like in 2032? While important (we really do need to...
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