Aug 26, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, One of the choices for this Sunday’s Old Testament comes from the third chapter of Exodus, with its account of Moses and the burning bush. As Moses is doing his shepherding work one day, he sees something strange just off his path. A bush burns but is not consumed. Moses says, […]
Aug 19, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, This Sunday’s Gospel brings us to Caesarea Philippi, an important trading city in the ancient world. Jesus asks his disciples who they say he is. At first, they redirect, telling Jesus who other people say he is. But he presses them again: Who do YOU say that I am? And Peter […]
Aug 12, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, This Saturday, the church celebrates the Feast of Saint Mary the Virgin, Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ. The Gospel reading is the Magnificat: Mary said, “My soul magnifies the Lord,and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior,for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant.Surely, from now […]
Aug 5, 2026
Dear friends in Christ, Tomorrow the church celebrates the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ. On this occasion, we remember and give thanks for the time Jesus took Peter, James, and John to a mountain where he was transfigured for them. In this remote place, the disciples clearly saw Jesus for who […]