Category Archives: Notes from Our Pastor
Notes from our Pastor June 2018 – Helicopter Days
Suddenly, there was the beginning of the “helicopter” days. Just when Michigan had finally broken into its first 80° day, the maple trees on our street started to let loose their little winged seedlings. Ever since I was a kid, the two seeds linked together and floating down on the wind looked like some sortContinue reading “Notes from our Pastor June 2018 – Helicopter Days”
Notes from our Pastor, May 2018
He descended to the dead. On the third day he rose again. He ascended into heaven, and is seated at the right hand of the Father. March ended with Holy Week, including the one of the most significant days for Christians: Good Friday.
Notes from our Pastor, April 2018
It is helpful if we see the whole process of Good Friday through Easter, usually referred to as the Triduum, as one integrated whole. The Church affirms that the death of Jesus is not separable from his Resurrection, nor is it possible to consider the Resurrection unless it’s in the context of his death byContinue reading “Notes from our Pastor, April 2018”
Notes from Our Pastor March 2018 – Approaching Holy Week
At the end of this month, we observe Holy Week, with all the drama of Christ’s betrayal, trial, suffering, and death presented within the services. Not only is this the most moving time of the Church year, but it always reveals for me new possibilities of how I (and perhaps you as well) can seeContinue reading “Notes from Our Pastor March 2018 – Approaching Holy Week”