Announcements Events Serve Give What is it about the Advent Season that tugs at our heart? I know that most of the world calls this time of year “the Christmas Season”,  yet we Christians know better. We know that on the first Sunday in Advent, (December 3) the church calendar flips, and we begin a “New Year”.  We are just so out of step with the commercialized, … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give A prayer for the Reign of Christ Create a seat of prime priority, mighty Jesus, here in our hearts and in our church.Make your presence known to the forgotten, the anxious, and the confused. May your Reign mock what the world holds dear. Open our eyes so that we see that you are good news to those who seek out truth. May we join those who seek truth when … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Cloud of Witnesses During this season after All Saint’s Day and before Thanksgiving, I begin to remember the many people who helped my faith grow over the years. Who has been part of the great “Cloud of Witnesses” in your life? Please take time to write down the names and experiences with which you have been blessed. Take a moment or two to speak those … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give Sacred Moments: A Wedding, a Passing, and a Prayer It is Sunday July 19th at about 3:37pm. I am in our sanctuary joyfully presiding at Erin and Bill Esbeck’s wedding. I have finished my homily; Bill and Erin are saying their vows; my cell phone goes off. Luckily, it is on vibrate –a … [Read more...]

Announcements Events Serve Give All Saints Day “From Earth’s wide bounds, from ocean’s farthest coast, through gates of pearl streams in the countless host” is a lush image from the hymn “For All the Saints”.  It describes the welcome all receive when we enter into the Church triumphant.  We sing this hymn on All Saint’s Day as we remember those who have died … [Read more...]