Second Sunday after Christmas Yr A: 1/05/2020
1/5/2020
Christmas 2: Yr A
Deacon Tina shares the very special importance to her and her family for the celebration of Epiphany.
Christmas
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First Sunday after Christmas Yr A: 12/29/2019
12/29/2019
Christmas 1: Yr A
I hope you had a fabulous day last Wednesday. I hope you were able to share time with people you love; maybe to have a special meal together; and maybe to get a gift or two from people who want to be sure you know that you are loved. I think that is the very important point to sharing gifts. It’s nice to get a new calendar from my insurance agent, but that really misses the point to the purpose of the gifts at Christmas.
First Sunday after Christmas: 12/30/2018
12/30/2018
Christmas 1 C
John (the theologian) takes us to a heavenly perspective on the importance of the birth of the baby Jesus. It is high theology, and it is easy for the lessons this Sunday to get very complicated very quickly. But there is an important dimension here of who Jesus was. John’s prologue explains the significance of Christmas that I had never heard until I took courses in seminary. Let’s see where John is taking us.
First Sunday after Christmas Day; 12/31/2017
12/31/2017
Christmas 1
This Sunday has a dual identity in the church: 4 Advent and Christmas Eve. This gives us an opportunity that hasn’t happened since 2006 to explore the connection between the annunciation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (4 Advent) and the birth of Jesus (Christmas Day).
Fourth Sunday of Advent / Christmas Eve; 12/24/2017
12/24/2017
4 Advent & Christmas Eve
This Sunday has a dual identity in the church: 4 Advent and Christmas Eve. This gives us an opportunity that hasn’t happened since 2006 to explore the connection between the annunciation by the angel Gabriel to Mary (4 Advent) and the birth of Jesus (Christmas Day).