Hi Everyone.   Yet another baptism this Sunday - this time it's little Ellette Marjorie Sweeney.  This will be at the 11:00 service.   Last Advent Vespers at 5:00 this Sunday.   Not much happening otherwise, except for the three huge Christmas Eve services Tuesday night!!!   This Sunday's FIRST READING is the fascinating … [Read more...]

  Hi everyone.   I can't believe it's December and Advent at that.   Have a great Thanksgiving everyone..  God bless you all!!!   Don't forget that next Sunday Col Mark DelVecchio will be visiting us at the 9:00 service with his family.  Make them welcome.   Christa Tyner has made a special gift for them from the church!! … [Read more...]

Hi Everyone.   After this Sunday I will be away for a couple of weeks, but our old friend and mentor Dean Evans will be with us - and we are always happy to see him and graced by his presence!   This Sunday's FIRST READING is from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah - and what a beautiful passage it is (as all the passages from Isaiah are!).    After a very brief introduction, telling us who Isaiah was: Son of Amoz (AY - moz) in the reign of kings Uzziah (u - … [Read more...]

Hi Everyone.   This Sunday is the First Sunday of Advent, and the beginning of a new church year.  We begin lectionary cycle A, which means that most of the Gospel readings will be from Matthew for a while.   Advent is a season of anticipation and expectation.  The word "Advent" is from the Latin adventus meaning "coming".  Advent is sometimes thought of as a time of getting our house ready (which can be our homes, our lives and parish) for an important guest.   The … [Read more...]

The Lessons Appointed for Use on the Last Sunday after Pentecost Christ the King Proper 29 Year C RCL FIRST READER: IN THIS MORNING’S FIRST READING, GOD DENOUNCES THOSE RULERS WHO HAVE SO POORLY SHEPHERDED THE PEOPLE OF ISRAEL THAT THEY HAVE BECOME SCATTERED AND DISILUSIONED.  GOD PROMISES TO ACT BY GATHERING THE FLOCK TOGETHER HIMSELF, AND GIVING THEM NEW SHEPHERDS, AND A JUST RULER FROM THE LINE OF KING DAVID. A READING FROM THE PROPHET … [Read more...]