Today marks the last “Weekly Word from Pastor Lee” here in the CW Current. I started writing a weekly reflection when we changed our communication format last summer. I love that you’ve been reading it! But this is the last of that series.  Fear not, though, because...

A Listening Session “Nudge”! If you’re a “regular” at Collegiate/Wesley, you probably received a recent letter  inviting you to join in a Listening Session on March 24 or 25. It's a first step toward our capital campaign that we expect to formally launch later in...

I want the church to be a Name Shame Free Zone. “Name Shame” isn’t about anyone being ashamed of their name. It’s about that awkward experience of talking to someone, or seeing them across the way, and realizing you have no idea what their name is. The awkwardness...

This Week with Wesley… with Reverend Jena Finch-Manchester Last week, we observed Ash Wednesday, and I decided to sit inside the Hub to impose ashes—because let’s be honest, the free speech area was far too cold and windy! I settled at a table, ready to talk with...

As I gathered up some papers and put on my coat after our Ash Wednesday service last evening, I found myself wondering if the ashes still staining my thumb would rub off on the things I was touching. I smiled to myself and headed home, thinking:  One of the gifts of...

My husband and I were married 41½ years ago yesterday. We never paid much attention to the 11th day of each month, as the years have gone by. But with his cancer diagnosis, we realize we’re not likely to make it to our “golden” anniversary. So—inspired by one of the...