St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles
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St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr_2025
St. James of Jerusalem, Brother of Jesus and Martyr
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Trinity 14_2025
Trinity 14
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Trinity 13_2025
Trinity 13
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Ascension is not departure
The Feast of the Asension is a celebration of Jesus’ ascension into the heavens, and His return to the Father in glory. We give thanks that Christ is exalted and reigns in full divine power as He sits at the right hand of God. As we await Jesus’ glorified, bodily, and visible return from the heavens, we pray that Jesus’ continued presence in Word and Sacrament continually dwells in our hearts and minds….For more, click on the title above.
Ascension_2025
Ascension
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The Way
Today we have a Feast day to celebrate St. Philip and St. James – but what do we really know about these two called disciples of Jesus.
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The ascended Christ and the earthbound church
We have this attitude about us sometimes, don’t we, when we’re approaching the apostles within the Scriptural narrative, that we are supposed to find a way to fold ourselves into them. That is, we’re supposed to identify with the apostles in some kind of Christological way. I can say that our lives are supposed to be cruciform, that is, grafted into Christ’s pattern of suffering and exemplifying His love. But that’s done through the power of the Holy Spirit and was a clear promise from the Father echoing throughout both the Old and the New Testaments. We have no such promise regarding the apostolic life. …For more, click on the title above.
St. Mark, Evangelist_ 2024
St. Mark, Evangelist
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Handing on the Beautiful Tradition of Service
As congregations like this hold onto the helpful traditions and treasures of the Church, most of you understand that today should be a “white day.” The sights, sounds, and practices, the many good traditions of the ancient Church universal are still used today. That is to help the hearers of the Word better receive God’s biblically revealed gifts. Rightly received, continually taught, and used, they can serve to help keep us focused upon the clear Word and scriptural witness about the work of the Christ. Therefore, the white of Feast Days such as this Transfiguration Day is used to remind all who behold it that this day is all about Jesus. So, why is the Chancel and why are God’s servants before it today, vested in red?…For more, click on the title above.