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Happy Summer To My OCC Family, As most of you are aware, I was away last week attending Gather ’25 as our church delegate for the Evangelical Covenant Church’s annual meeting. I must say, I’m so grateful to Pastor Jane Jumba-Hayden for preaching and to Mr. John Hayden for leading worship while I was away….

Greetings My Lovely OCC Family, I hope this week finds you with a little sun on your face and some peace in your spirit. On Sunday, we reflected on “The Danger of Depletion, The Gift of Renewal,” acknowledging how exhaustion can find us, even when we’re doing all the right things. Elijah, bold and faithful, ended up…

Hello My OCC Family, What a gift it was to hear from the young people in our church this week. The children opened our time on Sunday with songs full of happiness and pureness of heart. This pastor was so proud of them! Their singing was beautiful as they offered worship with their whole being….

Blessings OCC Family, What a time we shared together on Pentecost Sunday. It was a beautiful reminder of God’s presence and power. The Holy Spirit moved among us in a way that was different from our usual flow in worship. Moments like these remind us how good it is to see God do something new…

Blessings to You OCC Family, Though I’ve been away this week with my NAIITS doctoral Indigenous learning community in Canada, I’m still with you in heart and spirit. I’m grateful for technology that allows me to remain connected, even while away physically. I’ve heard such wonderful things about Sunday, and I’m thankful for the Word…

Grace and peace to you, I’ve been thinking. (like usual )  As we move into another season in the life of our church, there is something I want to ask you: What do you hope to see in this next season at Orchard Covenant Church? Did you know our plans are held by God’s possibilities. Vision flows through…

Beloved Children of God, There is something powerful about a Word from God, spoken in one season, and still speaking in the next. That Word is meant to journey with us. It matures as we do. On Sunday, we heard Peter say, “And I remembered the word of the Lord.” That past reflective remembering helped Peter stay…

This past Sunday, we spent time with the story of Tabitha in Acts 9:36 – 43. Tabitha’s story is a reminder that what looks over doesn’t have to be the end. When Peter prayed and said, “Tabitha, get up,” something mighty happened, she did. Life returned. Hope moved through the room. Her comeback became a testimony, not just…

Hello People of God, This past Sunday, we reflected on the story from John 21 where the disciples, worn down from a night of empty nets, hear one sentence from Jesus: “Cast your net on the other side.” It wasn’t a long speech or a complex plan. It was one word spoken into familiar waters that opened the way…