Good afternoon friends and welcome to 2018 in the midst of the first snow of the year. I hope you have been safe and warm as the Arctic weather has blown through Southside Virginia. The conditions were dicey enough that we felt it more prudent to cancel worship and be safe. The roads were okay […]
Merry Christmas! A joyous evening and a time to welcome friends and neighbors as we celebrate the birth of Jesus. A joy-filled time to witness to the simplicity of the birth of Jesus and the shepherds. Tonight was a reminder that the true Christmas miracle is that the God of creation meets us in creation […]
Blessings to all as we complete our Advent journey – our season of preparation for Christmas and the mystery of Jesus, Mary, and God. It was a blessing to have many pews full and heart warming that our Parish wanted to finish the complete Advent journey. We drew a close to a season of introspection […]
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 […]
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 […]