NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 26, 2023            This Sunday will be the Fifth Sunday IN Lent; only one week out from Palm/Passion Sunday and two weeks out from Easter, A Celebration of the Resurrection.              All four of the assigned scripture texts for this Sunday move us on our...

NOTE FROM PASTOR J R FOR SUNDAY, MARCH 7, 2021 This will be the Third Sunday in Lent. The purpose of Lent is the preparation of the believer for Easter (Resurrection) through prayer, penance, helping of others in need, and simple living through self-denial. It is also the first Sunday...

This Sunday is the 7th Sunday of Kingdomtide. We continue with our theme for this liturgical season this year of seeking ways to make “Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” Today is also “World Communion Sunday” which is a celebration observed by...

This Sunday we observe Jesus’ Transfiguration. “Trans” is a Latin verb meaning “to cross from one side to the other” as one does in becoming transgender. Next week, another “trans” takes place when the indulgence and noisy festivities of Mardi Gras ends on Fat Tuesday; and the solemnity of Lent...

The assigned scriptures for this Sunday are familiar passages, though most of us probably don’t remember their location in the Bible; “The 10 Commandments” from Exodus 20; and Jesus chasing folks out of temple in John 2. “The Big 10” have been used for many centuries as the framework for...