A Message from Pastor Andrea Chaumont
Hello MBPPC,
My first day at MBPPC was Wednesday, and I had a great time meeting the wonderful staff. I am looking forward to working with you this year as your Transitional Pastor. Transitional times can be times of spiritual growth and renewal. I often turn to the book of Exodus for the stories of a God who is with God’s people in transition. God and the people forge a new identity together as the community learns to trust God in new ways. God proves to be faithful over and over again and remains with the people every step of the journey. My role will be to journey alongside you in this transition, to ask you good questions, to wonder with you about what God is up to in our midst and to discover together the good future that God has planned for MBPPC.
This is my third transitional role as pastor. I had the honor of serving Seattle Community Church in Laurelhurst, Southminster Presbyterian in Des Moines, WA and now I have the honor of serving MBPPC. A little about me…I am part of a French-American family (my husband is French), a bi-lingual family (we speak French and English at home) and I am mom to two amazing girls, ages 5 and 9.
When I am not at work, I am walking outside with the girls, driving them to after school activities, and cooking and eating. I love food, music, nature, writing, and my most recent passion is spiritual direction. I grew up in rural Northern California (Chico) and still feel very at home in that space. I also feel very at home in Paris, France where I lived for about 6-7 years.
Our sermon series for the first 8 weeks I am with you will be on The Lord’s Prayer. We say the the Lord’s Prayer every week, but do we really know what we are praying? We will take a deep dive into this prayer that Jesus taught us to pray, which will lead up to the Advent season.
I would love to spend time with and get to know each and every one of you! I live in North Seattle and will be working a hybrid work schedule. My in person office days are Tuesday and Wednesday. If you have time during the day, please stop by to say hello any time from 10am - 2:30pm on Tuesday or Wednesday. I work from home Monday and Thursday, but I am available by e-mail, phone, or Zoom. For non urgent matters, please try to reach me in the first part of the day 9am - 3:45 pm as I set my phone down to be with my kids around 4pm. My days off are Friday and Saturday.
I am looking forward to being in worship with you this weekend and meeting you in person!
Blessings,
Pastor Andrea