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Clare Cardia

Clare Cardia is a pseudonym for a United Methodist pastor and former newspaper journalist. The author’s name, and that of “Miss Em,” have been changed to protect Miss Em’s privacy.

The matriarch

Learning to work with the elderly church secretary is a lesson in love for a new pastor.

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Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants

The Vital Worship, Vital Preaching Grants Program at the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship is designed to foster, strengthen and sustain well-grounded worship in congregations throughout the U.S. and Canada. Two streams of grants are offered: to teacher-scholars and to worshiping communities.

Grant proposal due date options include October 15, 2023, or February 15 or June 15, 2024.

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