by Carole Duff | May 25, 2020 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
After dropping Keith in front of Trinity Lutheran Church in Crimora, Virginia—he had elder duty—I parked the car and ambled toward other congregants, saying good morning along the way. Trinity is the original home church of Bethany Lutheran in Fishersville, and it was...
by Carole Duff | Aug 19, 2019 | Faith, Local or Human Interest, Writing and Reading |
A gentle breeze wafted through the open windows at Trinity Lutheran Church in Crimora, or maybe the movement of air was from members of the congregation fanning themselves. Old-time air conditioning. Last week, we said goodbye to our former building in Waynesboro. But...
by Carole Duff | Aug 12, 2019 | Faith, Local or Human Interest |
Six o’clock last Wednesday evening, the mixed choir assembled to practice for the seven o’clock prayer service at Trinity, the church constructed in the late 19th century on the original property in Crimora, Virginia. The setting sun streamed through the stained-glass...
by Carole Duff | Aug 14, 2017 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Light breezes flowed through the open windows at Trinity Church in Crimora, carrying the scent of cows grazing in pastures beyond the building and graveyard. Last Wednesday evening’s service capped this summer’s mid-week Serenity At Trinity series. Two former churches...
by Carole Duff | Nov 2, 2015 | Faith, Family, Local or Human Interest |
Yesterday, All Saints Sunday, we walked into the crowded sanctuary at Bethany Lutheran Church in Waynesboro, Virginia. The screen above the pulpit displayed a slideshow of names: church members from the past 200 years who had gone before us: infants, some with only...