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Green Chalice Update #3
Hello everyone!! We had our first official Green Team meeting! Thank you to all those who came and participated! For those that couldn't make it, here is a brief review of what went down! We started with a centering prayer/meditation; I read the Thanksgiving Address from the "Allegiance to Gratitude" chapter in Robin Wall Kimmerer's Braiding Sweetgrass. If you are interested in reading this book I have a copy that you can borrow! After we talked about the Thanksgiving Addr
kateekostecki
4 days ago2 min read
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Year to Date Review
Well, it has been a while since I have been on here and posting to the blog. I had this great plan of blogging my way through lent and...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 83 min read
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Green Chalice Update #2
Howdy everyone! I just wanted to update ya'll on our first Green Team meeting! It will be next Monday, the 13th, at 5pm. We will be meeting at the church. Please join if you are interested! Again that's, October 13th, 2025 at 5pm! This meeting will be a time to talk and learn about the Green Chalice program, sign the covenant and discuss/brainstorm three changes we want to see in the church! See you then! Peace and Blessings, Kate Title Page Picture: This was taken in Memphi
kateekostecki
Oct 71 min read
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Green Chalice Update #1
October 2nd, 2025 Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well, I have some important updates on the Green Chalice project! *Please see...
kateekostecki
Oct 22 min read
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History of Green Chalice
The origins of the Green Chalice starts way back at the 1977 General Assembly. It was there that the "Task Force on Ecology" (side note,...
kateekostecki
Oct 21 min read
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Becoming a Green Chalice Congregation!
Hello! My name is Katee Kostecki and I am a student at the University of Montana. My main focus is Forestry but I am also minoring in...
kateekostecki
Oct 23 min read
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Lent Day 6 (2025)
Well, once again I have not been keeping up with this like I planned, but hey I am doing better than I have in the history of my Blog....

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 112 min read
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Lent Day 4 (2025)
Well, I said that I am bad about keeping up with my blog posts and here we are, on day 4 of lent and me only having written on Ash...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 82 min read
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Ash Wednesday (Lent Day 1)
Well, I am not sure if I have mentioned it to everyone yet, but I am doing a fast for Lent this year. The fast is known as the Daniel...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 52 min read
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Preparing for Lent
I sit in my workspace (what I call Stuido but others know as office) and contemplate the journey we are embarking on. The lenten season...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 22 min read
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Do you read or do you study (your Bible)?
I have been recently been busy with plans for the lenten season and for my school work, but in the midst of this work I was reflecting on...

Mathew Goodrich
Feb 262 min read
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Faith is NOT Easy
It has been an interesting week, and one that has been both life giving and life taking from me. I listened to the National Prayer...

Mathew Goodrich
Jan 244 min read
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Renew: Life of a Minister
I enjoy that fact that really no two days of my life are the same. Sure I can do a lot of the same things but there is never anything...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 22, 20242 min read
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Tired
Today I am sitting in a coffee shop doing work, observing the world around me and doing some reading. As I take moments of reflection, I...

Mathew Goodrich
May 14, 20242 min read
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Who Do We Say God Is?
I have begun to work on a project for myself where I take a dive into my theology. If you do not know, theology is basically our...

Mathew Goodrich
Mar 28, 20242 min read
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Unclogging Ourselves for a New Year
The other day I came into the church building to find that the Men's toilet was clogged. And I mean really clogged. I spent quite some...

Mathew Goodrich
Dec 27, 20232 min read
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Working in Faith
Full disclosure, definitely staged the photo attached to this blog, but it was in the middle of moping. I try to mop the fellowship hall...
walkyourfaith24
Oct 31, 20233 min read
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Monday Ministers Reflection
I woke up this morning feeling called to make a post on this blog. I cannot say what for certain is the thing that got me going for it,...
walkyourfaith24
Oct 23, 20233 min read
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Caffeinated Reflections
Today, during my office hours, I felt called to brush up on some theology. I have a book titled Chalice Introduction to Disciples Theology...

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 10, 20233 min read
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Taking Time for Prayer
You may find this odd, especially coming from a minister who has given his life to work for Jesus, but I suck at making time for prayer....

Mathew Goodrich
Oct 2, 20232 min read
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