According to the church’s calendar, this coming June 5 is a very important date – Pentecost. Pentecost is the Greek name for the Jewish Festival of Weeks (Shavuot), a harvest festival in ancient Israel. For the Rabbis, Shavuot is celebrated...
Our Christian calendar and lectionary remind us Easter is more than simply one day in the year. In fact, Easter day marks the beginning of an entire season, the Great Fifty Days, concluding with the Day of Pentecost, which will be June 5 this...
Christ the Lord is Risen Today! Alleluia!
The season of Lent begins on March 2. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Great 40 Days – the 40 days (not counting Sundays) leading up to the celebration of Christ’s resurrection on Easter.
I have been thinking a lot lately, about all the things that get accomplished in the life of this Kirk. Most of this is done voluntarily and is often taken for granted. There are, literally, hundreds of hours given by church members in...