Worship Sunday, Feb 28 Second Sunday in Lent

Worship Sunday, Feb 28 Second Sunday in Lent

Covenents of belonging The second covenant in this year’s Lenten readings is the one made with Abraham and Sarah: God’s promise to make them the ancestors of many, with whom God will remain in everlasting covenant. Paul says this promise comes to all who share...
Worship Sunday, Feb 21 First Sunday in Lent

Worship Sunday, Feb 21 First Sunday in Lent

A sign of God’s covenant and temptations in the wilderness! On Ash Wednesday the church began its journey toward baptismal immersion in the death and resurrection of Christ. This year, the Sundays in Lent lead us to focus on five covenants God makes in the...
Worship Sunday, Feb 14  Transfiguration of Christ

Worship Sunday, Feb 14 Transfiguration of Christ

Jesus, it is good for us to be here! The Sundays after Epiphany began with Jesus’ baptism and end with three disciples’ vision of his transfiguration. In Mark’s story of Jesus’ baptism, apparently only Jesus sees the Spirit descending and hears the words from heaven....
Worship 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Feb 7

Worship 5th Sunday after Epiphany, Feb 7

God’s creative work  – Jesus healing! In Isaiah the one God who sits above the earth and numbers the stars also strengthens the powerless. So in Jesus’ healing work we see the hand of the creator God, lifting up the sick woman to health and service...