This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent and the theme is Joy. Liturgically this Sunday is called “Gaudete Sunday.” Gaudete is the Latin word […]

The First Sunday in Advent, when the theme was HOPE, began with apocalyptic images that are as non-Christmasy as can be imagined. Now in the […]

This Sunday is the First Sunday in Advent and the theme is Hope. The assigned lectionary scriptures for this Sunday from Jeremiah and Luke offers […]

You can’t turn on the TV and not see what seems to be continuous coverage of the terrorist attacks in Paris. In response, we have […]

The lectionary Epistle text assigned for this Sunday is instructing us concerning “worshipping together” in a context that goes beyond what we commonly think of […]

Last week the assigned gospel text was a very familiar story; Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. In the sermon I talked about how we […]

This Sunday is All Saints Day. We will take a moment to remember those who have impacted our lives significantly, who are now dead but […]

This week the assigned lectionary Gospel reading contains the story of the healing of the blind man, Bartimaeus. It’s a story recorded in Mark’s Gospel […]

This Sunday, Covenant will hold its Annual Congregational Business Meeting. As part of the meeting, we will pass a budget and elect Board members. Leading […]

The lectionary text for this Sunday in Hebrews 4 uses the term “High Priest,” a term that is unfamiliar, at best, to most of us. […]