Baptism of the Lord Morning Worship at 11:00 AM I undressed, dove into the sea, and swam. I felt the sacrament of baptism in all its deathless simplicity on that day, understood why so many religious consider water and the bath, in other words baptism, the indispensable, presupposed condition of initiation before a convert begins Read more
Gleanings for summer reflection Tony Campolo tells about a friend who was walking through the midway at a county fair when he met a tiny girl. She was carrying a great big fluff of cotton candy on a stick, almost as large as herself! He said to her, “How can a little girl like you Read more
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost Morning Worship at 10 o’Clock The Church Gathers Organ Prelude: “Ricercar” Tomkins Words of Welcome and Announcements (by the minister) Introit: No. 145, “Morning Has Broken” Bunessan Morning has broken like the first morning; blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning! Read more
Third Sunday after Pentecost Morning Worship at 11 o’Clock The more we grow spiritually, the less far into the future we can see, yet the surer we are about doing the next thing. Spiritually mature people have no idea what to do with their whole life, but they always seem to know what to do Read more
Fourth Sunday of Easter Morning Worship at 11 o’Clock Jesus in his solidarity with the marginal ones is moved to compassion. Compassion constitutes a radical form of criticism, for it announces that the hurt is to be taken seriously, that the hurt is not to be accepted as normal and natural but is an Read more
