Glimpses of Grace

Pastor Katie McNeal
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Pastors are often collectors of stories of God's love made real in the world. These stories can come from what they observe in the life of the church, from what people share, and from their own reflections. Join Pastor Katie from St. John Lutheran Church in Mars, PA as she reflects on the stories she collects in her ministry and how God's love is made real in these everyday stories. Pastor Katie is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 

  1. MAR 11

    New Life in the Garden and in Baptism

    Send a text Sights in the garden in the early days of spring invite reflection on our baptismal promises and the ways God is always making new life in and through us.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    5 min

  2. MAR 4

    Are we hearing the story?

    Send a text During Lent, St. John is taking a more creative approach to telling and hearing the gospel stories. In this reflection, Pastor Katie explores the way that this way of storytelling reminds us of the life in the stories of scripture that is still speaking to us today.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    5 min

  3. FEB 24

    Holy Memory and Repeated Prayers

    Send a text Memorization for the sake of memorization might be challenging, but prayers that are memorized and integrated into our faith can provide touchpoints and grounding in our faith in moments of crisis, failed words, and fading memory. Pastor Katie reflects on the gift of having the Lord's Prayer memorized and readily accessible for her and for those for whom she cares.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    6 min

  4. FEB 17

    Holy Curiosity and Hymnals

    Send a text If everything we need for worship is in the bulletin, why do we still have the hymnals in the pews? Do people even know what hymnals are anymore? Kids' curiosity apparently can answer both of those questions! Hymnals invite us to explore and to see what there is to see in the words of our faith traditions, and kids are looking with the curiosity that they bring to much of life. Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    6 min

  5. FEB 10

    Content Creators and Scriptural Imagination

    Send a text Reels might not be where you first think to go for scriptural inspiration, but a reel shared by a confirmation student invites Pastor Katie to reflect on the imaginative conversation we can have with scripture as we engage with God's Word, God's work, and God's will in our daily lives.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    6 min

  6. FEB 3

    Graceful Shovels

    Send a text It has been a year since our last episode. God's grace has been abundant, but telling the stories fell by the wayside. Pastor Katie is eager to get back to sharing stories of Glimpses of God's Grace, beginning with reflecting on how caring for our neighbors in a snow storm is part of our call to love our neighbors, loving them because God first loved us.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    6 min

  7. 02/13/2025

    Stained Glass People

    Send a text How do you decorate your home? How do your decorations speak to who you are? Pastor Katie reflects on how the stained glass in the church speaks to who we are as God's beloved children and what God is doing in and through us.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    6 min

  8. 02/06/2025

    A CAKE Congregation

    Send a text In a leadership meeting, we talked about how we have cake after worship a lot... but it's not about the cake. It's about what happens through the cake. It's about God's grace showing up in a community striving to be a CAKE congregation.  Learn more about St. John Lutheran Church at stjohnchurchmars.org or follow us on Facebook.

    5 min
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Pastors are often collectors of stories of God's love made real in the world. These stories can come from what they observe in the life of the church, from what people share, and from their own reflections. Join Pastor Katie from St. John Lutheran Church in Mars, PA as she reflects on the stories she collects in her ministry and how God's love is made real in these everyday stories. Pastor Katie is an ordained minister of Word and Sacrament in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. 

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  • Creator
    Pastor Katie McNeal
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Clean
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