Our planned worship service of Lessons and Carols for Epiphany 2, January 14, 2024, was canceled due to winter storms. Our pastor/rector has offered for us this sermon which he would have preached at Holy Trinity Episcopal later in the morning, based on the day’s Lectionary readings, which can be found at: https://tinyurl.com/5n9ah446 Year...
Year B Isaiah 60:1-6 Psalm 72:1-7,10-14 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… There were lots of comings and goings this past Thanksgiving weekend… on Sunday November 27… the TSA broke its record for the highest number passengers in one day… when 2,907,378 people were screened at U.S. airports… ] ...
It feels a bit odd to write an Epiphany article in the week before Christmas Eve (shrug), but there are deadlines. But even in the final days prior to Christmas, it’s important to explain why “Jesus born in Bethlehem” is a means to fulfill scripture. Bethlehem literally means “house of bread,” and it is...
https://www.facebook.com/hcealc/videos/401206705668293 Our guest presider was the Rev. Valerie Ambrose, and we do not have a printed version of her sermon. You can find her sermon (indeed the entire service) at the above link, and the sermon begins at about 21:50.
Year B Isaiah 62:6-12 Psalm 97 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:8-20 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… It’s not yet midnight… it’s not yet December 25th… but we can still say… can still legitimately say… Merry Christmas… that’s because based on the Jewish calendar… Christmas actually began at 5:13 this afternoon… you see… according...