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Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church

Greensky Hill Indian United Methodist Church, Charlevoix

In God Alone, 1/23/22

Design/original music © Worship Design Studio. Words/music by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan

January 2 - February 13, 2022

These Lives are Precious, 1/2/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays begins the Christmas/Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 1: "These Lives are Precious." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse , Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 72.

"We begin a new worship series today that we pray will bring a ‘breather’ and a sense of assurance to us all. Life is a series of exclamations from ‘O No!’ to ‘Help!’ to ‘Oh Yeah!’ We can swing between disappointment, helplessness, and gratitude on a daily basis. The Book of Psalms knows all about this. Written over a span of time from exile and isolation to the rebuilding of the community, the poetry of the Psalms will accompany us in this series, reminding us that through it all, we can trust that God is, indeed, holding our lives.

This worship will allow us to simplify and slow down for a time. We will lean on prayer, reflection and sharing with one another."

Awe and Wonder, 1/9/22

These Lives are Precious, 1/2/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Christmas/Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 2: "Awe and Wonder." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 29. "Strength and peace is the prayer of the Psalm this week. The Psalmist says 'let me count the ways' that we can know the strength of the Holy One. With awe and wonder we behold the presence of God in all the elements of creation–water, fire, air, earth. And it is this glory that assures us that God, indeed, is holding our lives." Design/original music © Worship Design Studio. Words/music by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan © 2020 Worldmaking. CCLI 20391192. Used with permission.

Where Can I Go? 1/16/22

These Lives are Precious, 1/2/22

Where Can I Go? 1/16/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 3: "Where Can I Go?" This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection on Psalm 139. "This week’s Psalm text brings home this message: we are in an intimate relationship with God. There is nowhere we go that God is not present–no state of our being that results in our being abandoned. God has knit us together, has woven us, knowing us from before our beginning. God, indeed, is holding our lives."

In God Alone, 1/23/22

We Wait, We Hope, We Stay, Coming 2/6/22

Where Can I Go? 1/16/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 4: "In God Alone." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 62. "'My one and only!' So many songs have utilized this phrase to express devoted love. This week we see that this tradition goes back all the way to the poets of the psalm tradition. This is a love psalm of trust in the 'Holy One and Only' who is the rock and refuge in the midst of life that sometimes feels as fleeting as breath. We put our trust in the One who, indeed, is holding our lives."

Whole Heart Hallelujah, Coming 1/30/22

We Wait, We Hope, We Stay, Coming 2/6/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 5: "Whole Heart Hallelujah." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 111. "One mode of poetry in the Psalms is all-out praise and thanksgiving, such as the one for today. We also find praise even in Psalms of lament and complaint because “God is good all the time and all the time God is good!” Life is not always good, but when we engage in gratitude, we remember the evidence of God at work in our lives and we remember that indeed, God is holding our lives, even now."

We Wait, We Hope, We Stay, Coming 2/6/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 6: "We Wait, We Hope We Stay." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 147. "Today’s Psalm comes late in the Book and offers a glimpse of a time when the exiled outcasts are gathering back together and seeing their world built back up. We too, yearn for a re-gathering and a day when we sing our praises and play our instruments with abandon together again. We wait, we hope, we stay firm in our faith, knowing as our ancient ancestors did, that God is indeed holding our lives."

The One is Shining Forth, Coming 2/13/22

Rev. Jonathan Mays continues the Epiphany worship series "God is Holding Your Life," with Week 7: "The One is Shining Forth." This multicultural service features songs and prayers in Anishinaabemowin and English, music by Pastor Sharon Osterhouse, Richard Bruxvoort Colligan, and others, children's time with Pastor Sarah Sheaffer, and a reflection from Psalm 50. "The Psalm that comes at the end of our series speaks of an active God whose light shines for all time and in all places. God is not silent, but calls the people to remember that they, too, can act on God’s behalf, holding all suffering peoples in hands of prayer and care and transforming the world that will shine bright into the future. May it be so."

About Greensky Hill

We share sacred space.

We remain a sanctuary of love in a setting of natural beauty.

We preserve a unique Native Heritage.

We invite people to experience community as sisters and brothers in Christ and empower people to serve all in need.

We worship together every Sunday at 10 a.m. (online-only until further notice).

Our simple log church was built in the 1840's. Surrounded by trees marking the site of a long sacred meeting place, the church was constructed with large hewn logs notched at the corners and laid horizontally over a stone foundation. Much of the lumber used in the building was brought by canoe from Traverse City. Today the church continues to be an active, racially mixed congregation, some of whom are descendants of original worshipers. Our three ministry priorities are: to be radically welcoming, to be an Anishinaabek cultural center as well as a living Christian church, and the Greening of Greensky Hill.

We care for creation, we care for our community, and we love sharing meals with our neighbors.

Through our partnership with Manna Food Project, we have Family Food Boxes available at no charge and with no strings attached. If you're interested in worship or other church activities, you are more than welcome; however, you should never feel obligated. We also care for our community with United Methodist Women and Men's Club meetings, Grandmother Moon ceremonies, Bible Studies, children's ministry, water protector events, and other activities.