Donna Barrickman
I've been membership director at BMPC for more than 20 years, so if anyone is going to describe who we are as a congregation, it might as well be me.
Pastors’ Column
Each week one of our pastors or staff members writes a column observing what is going on in our congregation, the Church and the world, and offering reflections on the Christian life and faith. Through this series of columns, we hope to connect your and our story to the enduring story of Christ; to offer pastoral reflections on our ongoing congregational life and mission; to report on news of the Presbyterian Church and Church universal; and to invite further reflection and deeper discipleship. We welcome your comments and suggestions. In other words, our words here are an invitation to continue the conversation.
Jeffrey Brillhart, Director of Music and Fine Arts
One of the greatest privileges of being a church musician is that of providing music for memorial services. During my tenure at Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church I have provided music for more than 1,500 memorial services.
the Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet
In September, a day or two before Don and Jody Smith moved to California to be closer to family, Don came to the church for a farewell hug and handed me a letter which said in part...
the Rev. Nicole Duran
“Theologians talk about a prevenient grace that precedes grace itself and allows us to accept it. I think there must also be a prevenient courage that allows us to be brave—that is, to acknowledge that there is more beauty than our eyes can bear, that precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm. And therefore, this courage allows us, as the old men said, to make ourselves useful. It allows us to be generous, which is another way of saying exactly the same thing.” ―Marilynne Robinson, Gilead
the Rev. Dr. R. Charles Grant
This week marks the end of our pastoral relationship. As you know, I have heard and accepted a call to serve as interim pastor of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville, VA. Sunday we celebrate our shared time, say our goodbyes, and Ruthie and I will depart for Virginia. I begin my new call on Tuesday. I will preach my first sermon next Sunday, October 19. I conduct my first memorial service next Saturday, October 18.
the Rev. Dr. Agnes W. Norfleet
A great day of celebration is in store for us on Sunday. When Rachel Pedersen, our new Associate Pastor for Children and Family Ministry, began to coordinate her installation service, the staff decided together it should take place on a Worship Together Sunday, when children (4th and 5th graders) and youth stay through the whole worship service so they could be part of the celebration.
the Rev. Nicole Duran
A friend of mine tells the story of her toddler twins, who were told to share their toys with one another. For a while what they understood from this was not quite what the parents intended. When one wanted the other’s toy, he would grab it and pull, insisting loudly, “We share!” Sharing is perhaps not as easy to teach as we wish it were.
- Third Grade Bibles
- Financial Peace University
- Rally Day Begins with Worship Together!
- Following, With Feeling
- Unpacking
- God is Good...All the Time!
- Mission Mulling
- Strength Through Christ
- A Higher Purpose
- Growth Happens
- Anything is Possible if You Belize
- Hospitality and Welcome
- Presbyterian Church General Assembly
- On the Winds of the Holy Spirit
- Doing Real Good
- Trusting God Through Pain
- 2014 Confirmation
- Smart as Sheep
- A Word About Children and Family Ministry...
- How Do We Swim in this Much Wider River of Song?
