Pastor Betsy Hoium discusses intergenerational ministry, with all ages participating in Faith Formation, sharing in learning and teaching. Join Pastor Betsy Sunday, Nov. 25, at 9:40 a.m. for the Intergenerational Event during the regular Faith Formation time.

Pastor Betsy Hoium thanks everyone for a warm welcome and those who made her Installation such a meaningful celebration. And she is excited to be here in ministry, and looks forward to getting to know you.

I’ve mentioned in a few places that the nature of my role here at PoP is shifting rapidly and more in line each day with the call you extended to me at the start of 2017. It’s an exciting time to be here and working with this newly expanded leadership team is proving to be a real joy. Up until now, much of my energy has had to be dedicated to “day-to-day” ministry and programming and it’s great to be sharing that load now with such a great collection of colleagues. Here are a few highlights from the ministries I’ve been tending to recently…

November is a month that is bookended by All Saints and Thanksgiving, giving us time to remember and give thanks, practices that are important to our faith lives. We take time to remember that we do not do this life of faith alone. We are given a gift of being companions to one another and for that we rejoice and give thanks.

“Blessed are your eyes for they see, and your ears, for they hear.” (Matthew 13:16) In the weeks and months ahead of this coming year, we’re going to be telling our story. In a variety of ways, we’ll start piecing together all the elements that make up this grand tale that is our story.