Greetings from Chuckatuck on the second Sunday after the Epiphany, and the 2nd Sunday in fall 2 (the return of fall in Southern Virginia). We have been enjoying pleasant weather here but, as most of us know, that can change in an instant. We had a full house (more or less) this morning – a […]
Happy New Year! It finally is the first Sunday of our new calendar year and, as always, the day was filled with promise. And a God-incidence (a “coincidence” created by God) with this Sunday being the Feast of the Epiphany. On the one hand, today was a day to wrap up our Christmas celebration and […]
“Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord…” Our Lenten journey draws to a close and April is just around the corner. But there’s still work to do between here and there. We give thanks for the preparations made for Palm Sunday and Easter and the cleaning of our yard in […]
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 […]
Dec 3 – 1 Advent Isaiah 64:1-9 A Prayer of Penitence Background: This passage is taken from a portion of the book of Isaiah often referred to as Third Isaiah. The author of this portion was likely a disciple of the prophet Isaiah and spoke to a mixed audience in Jerusalem of residents and returning […]