The topic for the March 2022 Tideline was “50 years of faith and fellowship at Church of the Servant.” This was a broad topic and resulted in many engaging stories from parishioners and our Rector. Read about their spiritual growth and experiences ranging from humorous to the deep, abiding relationships they have gained.
General Editor, Geneva Reid; Copy Editor, Sara Allen; Technical Editor, Gail Henry; Advisor and Contributor, Rev. Jody
From the Rector - March 2022
When I arrived at Church of the Servant in the fall of 2017, this worshipping community was approaching its 45th anniversary. To mark that occasion and knowing that ministry only survives if it’s a shared endeavor, on All Saints Sunday I invite...
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And So It Began - Rose Bauerlein
In 1971 John and I moved to Wilmington with our family. We found a new home and quickly settled into our neighborhood. Next came a search for a new church home. Our neighbors, who belonged to St. James, invited us to join them for a meeting about...
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The Church of the Servant Calls - Ron Knopf
The Church of the Servant was not the first church I had ever been in, but it was the only one that attracted me and provided a pathway to understanding Christ and His message. In 1972 I was in charge of developing and implementing a detention an...
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Eunice and I - Laura Williams
My mother, Eunice, and I moved from California in the fall of 1997, taking three weeks and covering 6000 miles to drive across country. That was our big adventure to start a new life after my divorce.
As we made the decision to move, there we...
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Discovering What Really Matters - Geneva Reid
The acolytes wear tennis shoes? A man in the choir wears Bermuda shorts? Is there no dress code whatsoever? (Frank and I were coming from a church in Memphis where everyone, even the children, dressed in fairly formal clothes.)
But, oh my, w...
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Christian Education - John Bauerlein
The plethora of newsprint and masking tape generated by Church of the Servant's nascent discussions while meeting at College Park School exists only in our oral history. Were those documents available, commitment to Christian Education would be c...
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Home Again - Joanne Best
In 2002, when my 33-year marriage was formally ended, I had my mid-life crisis and ran away and joined the Peace Corps. I casually mentioned to Father Joe Cooper that the following Sunday would be my last for a while and explained why. That follo...
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Lessons in Navigation - Emily Bliss
How can I write about anything else but accepting the role of Committee Chair for the 50th Anniversary Celebration! I think I was too ignorant to be scared, so I said Yes. Also, who can say No to Geneva Reid?
It is early and we have already h...
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