From the Pastor

Water marks the key image in today’s scriptures. Water refreshes and renews. Yet, Genesis 1, one of our birth stories, tells of God bringing forth

In winter’s deepest night, we welcome the light of the Christ child. Isaiah declares that the light of the long-promised king will illuminate the world

The popularity of the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols was established in England on Christmas Eve, 1918, in the chapel of King’s College, Cambridge,

Advent is a season of expectation, the word itself meaning “coming.” Many families spend these four weeks waiting for children to come home from college,

By now the last of the leaves have likely fallen from trees in northern climates, and any still holding on look dry and dead. Snow

The Church Year is a living history of ancient events brought to life each year – a cycle of festivals and seasons celebrated by Christians

Linked with the reading from 1 Thessalonians and Psalm 90, Jesus’ parable of the talents invites a full-hearted response to God’s lavish gifts of faith

Two natural, common liquids with very different properties animate the texts today: water and olive oil. Matthew’s gospel text revolves around the use of olive

All Saints’ Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. This day and the appointed readings are