Oct 23 – 23 Pentecost Joel 2:23-32 God’s Response and Promise God’s Spirit Poured Out Background: The Book of Joel is the second book in the Masoretic book of the Twelve Prophets. Joel (meaning the Lord [יהוה] is God in Hebrew) is a prophet, most likely in post-exilic Israel. The book spans not only the […]
Greetings after a 2-week hiatus. Last week we were recovering from the third of three storms in a month and the second of two “100-year” storms in a week. Needless to say, last week was a washout but the blessing for us is most of the members of the Parish survived relatively unscathed. There were […]
Save the Date: Organ Dedication – We will dedicate the Dr. Arthur Abbitt Kirk memorial organ during our October Twilight at St. John’s with… event on October 30 beginning at 4:00 pm. We will have instrumental and choral music, readings, prayers, and a blessing during that time. Please invite your friends and community to come […]
Oct 16 – 22 Pentecost Jeremiah 31:27-34 Individual Retribution and A New Covenant Background: The book of Jeremiah is fairly unique as it provides commentary and criticism of the Israelites during two periods of subjugation interspersed with a period of religious reform. Jeremiah is a descendant of the Levitical priestly line and was a descendant […]
As believers, we are invited to offer prayers for all people. This election season has been among the most contentious in recent memory. But whatever our politics, as Christians we always have something we can do. We can pray. For the 30 days leading up to the election, The Episcopal Church through the Forward Movement organization is calling […]