Dec 24 – Advent 4 Luke 1:46b-55 Mary’s Song of Praise Background: The first two chapters of Luke are known as his Infancy Narrative, for it describes in great detail the conception and childhood of Jesus, often through the eyes of his mother Mary. With her consent (1:38) to be the Mother of Our Lord, […]
Grace and blessings on the Third Sunday of Advent and as the middle of December approaches. We were back to a little bit of December weather today but that did not deter us in our worship and preparation. Because next week is the day before Christmas the church is adorned (less the creche) for Christmas […]
Advent Study and Soup luncheon – For the 3 Wednesdays of Advent, from 11:00 am – 12:30 pm, we will hold a study and soup luncheon. The study this year is entitled “A Look at Advent Through the Old Testament”. The last topic we will study is God’s Protection and Delight (Zephaniah 3:14-20). Get your […]
Dec 17 – 3 Advent John 1:6-8, 19-28 The Testimony of John Background: The Gospel of John is different than the other Gospels. This Gospel is rich in imagery and often complex and subtle language. This Gospel stresses the divinity of Jesus against the created world. The Gospel also appears to address the Gnostic focus […]
Greetings on the Sunday of Peace – the Sunday of the messenger who provides the good news in their day. Today was a beautiful day, brisk but sunny – a nice change after the blustery and grey days of this past week. We continued our celebration in the season of waiting, but also in expectation […]