King David wrote in Psalm 96, “Oh sing to the LORD a new song; sing to the LORD, all the earth! Sing to the LORD, bless his name; tell of his salvation from day to day. Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous works among all the peoples!” (Psalm 96:1)      The Aposlte Paul encouraged the people of Colossae with these words, “Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and a...

        According to the apostle, St. Peter, from his First Epistle, chapter 3,“For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, because they formerly did not obey, when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ...

St. Paul wrote to the Christians in Colossae, “Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”      As Memorial Day and summer approaches; vacations,  youth retreats and camps  begin to fill up the calendar.  As yard work, weddings and graduations...

    “He’s risen, He’s risen indeed! Alleluia!”  This is the Biblical greeting which celebrates the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.  Remember the angel told the women who came to find Jesus’ dead body, but instead found the stone rolled away and the tomb empty, “Why do you seek the living among the dead?  He is not here but has risen. Remember how He told you while he were still in Galilee, ...

During March, we move steadily through the season of Lent to Holy Week and the cross as we prepare to celebrate our Lord’s resurrection from the dead on Easter Sunday.  Throughout these forty days of Lent, the paraments of the church change to reflect the different emphasis from Sunday to Sunday.  This year, we are blessed to have a new set of paraments that reflect the nuances of the season very ...