Category Archives: Messages from the Revd.

Rector’s Corner: This Season of Lent, we have been invited to engage in a series Lenten meditation entitled “Meeting Jesus in the Gospel of John”. This beautiful Lenten Prayer Journal is a six-week program produced by the Society of St. John the … Continue reading →

Sunday Reflection: Mark 1:14-20 (from Sermon that Works) Today’s Gospel passage sounds themes of calling and of a world passing away that can also be found in the day’s other readings.  Jesus proclaims the coming of the kingdom of God and … Continue reading →

Sunday Reflection: John’s vocation was to prepare the people for Christ, and in so doing, he summarizes and fulfills the whole old covenant, a purpose of which was to point forward to Jesus. John’s preaching and baptizing “prepare the way … Continue reading →

Sunday Reflection: Today in our church calendar, we read from the scriptures, Jesus Is Presented in the Temple. We are told that God is the one who gives Jesus his name. In giving Jesus his name, God is telling us … Continue reading →

Sunday Reflection: Early in the fourth century the emperor Constantine took the Christian Church under his protection, and to show his imperial benevolence he ordered a grand church to be built in Jerusalem. The site he chose was Gol’gotha, the … Continue reading →

“Discipleship” and “Carrying the Cross” could be translated into a call to go to church, support the various ministries of the parish like Sunday school, youth and family ministry, donate to good causes, and annoy other people by being aggressively … Continue reading →