How Picky Are You? by The Reverend Jeremy Rutledge Circular Congregational Church—Charleston, SC Years ago we visited the island of Kauai at Christmastime. It’s an absolutely beautiful place that time of year with blue skies and very warm water. Migrating humpbacks begin making their way back home. It’s a very Read more…
Music Notes from Robin June, the sixth month of 2019, has arrived—bringing hot weather and summer vacations. However, Main Street will still be a great place to be on Sundays. We will celebrate Pentecost on June 9, and Father’s Day will be celebrated on June 16. The choirs are enjoying Read more…
“Where Do We Go from Here?” In the church I grew up in, we had a woman who wrote the most moving plays and pageants. One year people of all ages came together and put on a pageant she had written for Maundy Thursday. I was pretty young, but I Read more…
Can you believe that May has arrived, that the end of the school year is approaching, and that summer vacation is nearly here? 2019 is a quickly moving year! The month of May is truly going to be an eventful time at Main Street. Mother’s Day, Graduate Sunday, and Memorial Read more…
Main Street United Methodist Church Passion Festival – April 14, 2019 7:00 p.m. The Charles Wesley Choir, The Sarah Allen Handbell Choir, and guest singers and instrumentalists will present Joseph M. Martin’s cantata “Song of the Shadows”, at the annual Passion Festival at 7:00 p.m. on Palm Sunday, April 14. Read more…
“We’re All in This Together: “All of our humanity is dependent upon recognizing the humanity in others.” – Archbishop Desmond Tutu The news of the day is rarely simple and/or great, no matter how much we wish it to be. I find that people want it to be black versus Read more…
Spring has spring! The fourth month of 2019 has arrived, and April is going to be a musical month at Main Street with the celebration of both Holy Week and Easter. Beautiful music is being prepared by The Junior Handbell Choir, The Sarah Allen Handbell Choir, The Charles Wesley Read more…
Maundy Thursday Maundy Thursday, the fifth day of Holy Week, refers to the day when Jesus Christ celebrated the Passover or Last Supper with the Apostles as described in the gospels. Most notably, the Passover meal was when Jesus washed the feet of his disciples in an extraordinary display of Read more…
MUSIC NOTES FROM ROBIN March is arriving and bringing with it the season of Lent, as well as preparation for Holy Week and Easter. Lenten anthems and solos will be presented at the morning worship services during the month. The Sarah Allen Handbell Choir and The Charles Wesley Choir Read more…
Did you set up a crèche (nativity scene) at your house this year? They are a common sight at Christmastime, but what could seem like a simple decoration actually has a lot of spiritual lessons if you look hard enough. St. Francis of Assisi created the first crèche in 1223—in Read more…