Happy New Year!
The world is going to end!
Today, this first Sunday in Advent, we celebrate the beginning of the new church year. Advent is the season of repentance as we prepare to welcome Christ into the world. However, Advent is also the time in the church year during which we remind ourselves that Christ will [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Advent 1, Year B, 2008
30Nov08Proper 28, Year A, 2008
16Nov08We have reached the end of Ordinary Time.
Sounds pretty dramatic, huh? The new church year begins on the first day of Advent, which this year is November 30th. Next week, we celebrate Christ the King day. So, for all intents and purposes, today we celebrate the last day of the church lectionary year. While we’ve [...]
All Saints, Year A, 2008
02Nov08Today we celebrate All Saints’ Day, the day in the church calendar during which we honor the Saints who have gone before us, like the many dearly loved people on our own prayer list this morning. All Saints’ Day also reminds us that we are part of that collective body of Saints that belongs not [...]
