Pasadena Mennonite Church

Continuing in Advent, Dotti Ozolins begins with her own family history of learning to wait for God… These stories are richly ingrained in my psyche and my identity. My name itself means “gift from god” and is a reflection of my mother’s long history of infertility. They were on their last round of treatment and… Read more

For the first Sunday of Advent, Tim Reardon preached from Isaiah 2:1-5 and Romans 13:8-14. This is the Christian New Year, when a new cycle of the church calendar begins. And with Advent, it begins in waiting. The question in the sermon title is “What are you waiting for?” But, perhaps as important is the… Read more

Sam Bills preached from Luke 23:33-43 and Colossians 1:11-20. In Luke, at the hands of the reigning empire, every attempt is made to humiliate Jesus. This is to contrast him to the Roman emperor. And in contrast, Jesus takes violence on himself, and finds space even on the cross to forgive. Colossians shows us how… Read more

On November 17, the PMC Youth Groups took over and planned and led our Sunday service. Mark Leard and Jadyn Tipton gave reflections on Isaiah 65:17-25, where Isaiah speaks of a new heaven and a new earth. Mark sees this passage as what a perfect relationship with God is like. This relationship is our center.… Read more

At the end of October, Bob Nolty preached from Deuteronomy 6:4, the Shema, Amos 5:24 and Micah 6:8. Bob introduces us to the book “My Imaginary Jesus” by Matt Mikalatos. In chapter 1, the apostle Peter shows up, smelling like fish, and convinces Matt that the Jesus he’s been hanging out with is an imaginary… Read more