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15
Jan

Update: Interim Director of Youth Ministries

Members of Countryside, We are committed to keeping you updated on the hiring of the Interim Director of Youth Ministries. The interim position has been posted on Indeed and LinkedIn and can […]

08
Jan

Black Epiphany

As children of the ’80s, many of my friends and I had t-shirts and sweatshirts bearing the proud proclamation: “I am Black and Beautiful.” As a matter of my upbringing, […]

02
Jan

Adult Education Events for January

Tuesday, Jan. 7 – 11:30-1 pm: Meeting John Again For The First Time – Soup, Salad, & Scripture. A bring-your-own lunch, six-session series with Don Sarton, first session. Sunday, Jan. […]

02
Jan

Recycle Your Styrofoam From the Holiday Season!

Countryside is collecting heavy, white EPS  (hard white packaging foam used to transport goods like glass, medications and perishables) for recycling through Jan. 12. Keep it out of the landfill […]

02
Jan

Parasympathetic

I used to worry about joy. Mostly I worried that I didn’t have any, but I couldn’t tell because I wasn’t sure what joy even was. I knew I regularly […]

23
Dec

C and Es: A Devotional

My clearest memories of church growing up are Christmas Eve services. I didn’t know a lot of hymns, but I knew the carols. I didn’t have a regular practice of […]

18
Dec

Brightness Is a Parlor Trick

Anybody can be bright. Anybody can learn to shine and sparkle and make the people ooh and ahh. Being shiny, even blindingly so, is a parlor trick. And it sure doesn’t mean you’re […]

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