Oct 30 – 24 Pentecost Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The Prophet’s Complaint God’s Reply to the Prophet’s Complaint Background: The Book of Habakkuk is an account of one of the Lesser Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and occupies a place in the Scroll of the Twelve. This book provides little direct historical or personal information about […]
May the Lord’s blessings be upon you as October starts to wind down, All Saints’ Day approaches, and fall returns. It was a wonderful day to join in worship, even as folks are out of town and under the weather. We gave thanks today as we remembered loved ones near and far and the event […]
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 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 […]