Readings for July 2022
July 3 – Fourth Sunday after Pentecost Hebrew Scripture: 2 Kings 5:1-4 Epistle: Galatians 6:7-16 Gospel: Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 July 10 – Fifth Sunday after …
First Notes – July
We’re now well into the long stretch of “Sundays after Pentecost” and into the summer season. For the longest time, I had wondered if it …
First Notes – June 2022
By the time we reach the first Sunday of June, we will have left the season of Easter and moved to the celebration of Pentecost. …
First Notes – May 2022
We continue our journey through these 50 days of Easter as the month of May begins. Easter 2022 was a much needed sign of life …
Lenten Worship Series – Good Enough
Our worship services for Ash Wednesday and Holy Week will follow the Lectionary-based theme, “Good Enough.” The themes and scriptures for upcoming services will be, …
Readings for March 2022
Sunday, March 6 First Sunday in Lent Hebrew Scripture: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Psalm: 91:1-2, 9-16 Epistle: Romans 10:8b-13 Gospel: Luke 4:1-13 Sunday, March 13 Second Sunday …
First Notes – March 2022
It’s been an eventful month, but not in a bad way. The huge spike in the coronavirus that marked the end of 2021 and the …
First Notes – February 2022
Well, friends, the saga continues. It appears that most all of what I mentioned in last month’s newsletter has come to pass: Omicron is a …
Readings for January
Sunday, January 2 Second Sunday after Christmas Hebrew Scripture: Jeremiah 31:7-14 Psalm: 147:12-20 Epistle: Ephesians 1:3-14 Gospel: John 1:(1-9), 10-18 Sunday, January 9 First Sunday …
First Notes – January 2022
As I joked a few weeks ago, I was glad that I took some Greek in college: in addition to helping me with sermon prep …