Lessons: Ezekiel 37:1-14 Psalm 130 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45
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Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17 This is the second of three Sundays on which we encounter a reading from the Gospel of John that the church has long associated with Lent and, in particular, that the church has long associated with the catechumenate: with that period of preparation forContinueContinue reading “Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Third Sunday in Lent by The Rev. D. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17
Second Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Amy Cox
Lessons: Genesis 12:1-4a Psalm 121 Romans 4:1-5, 13-17 John 3:1-17
First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Ken Powell
Lessons: Genesis 2:15-17; 3:1-7 Psalm 32 Romans 5:12-19 Matthew 4:1-11 Good morning friends, For some irresistible reason, I can’t stop myself from wishing you all a “Happy Lent” as well as a Holy Lent. I know it is contrary to what we may have heard about this somber season of repentance andContinueContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Ken Powell”
Ash Wednesday by the Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Joel 2:1-2,12-17 Psalm 103:8-14 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 As a child, I was fascinated with ash. My parents had a home with a fireplace, one of those incredibly inefficient brick boxes built into the wall that doesn’t so much generate heat as it sucks the air that the furnace has heatedContinueContinue reading “Ash Wednesday by the Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fifth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 43:16-21 Philippians 3:4b-14 John 12:1-8 Psalm 126 Do you have a favourite smell? An odour that just delights you when it makes it to your nose? I have several smells that I really like. I love the smell that the earth makes when rain falls upon it on a hot day, theContinueContinue reading “Fifth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fourth Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Carola von Wrangel
Lessons: Joshua 5:9-12 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Luke 15:1-3, 11b-32 Psalm 32
Third Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Exodus 3:1-15 1 Corinthians 10:1-13 Luke 13:1-9 Psalm 63:1-8 This is a story about you. In the book in which the story is written down, the lead character is given the name “Moses.” That’s because stories are easiest to tell – and easiest for you and for me to hear – when theContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Second Sunday in Lent by Robb Beck
Lessons: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 Psalm 27 Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit… Amen. Every year during Lent, the lectionary reading provides us with the foundational stories of Faith: the story of God’s promise to Abraham and to what having faith in God’s promiseContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday in Lent by Robb Beck”