Christmas This Year: A Meditation
“In the beginning was the Word…in him was life, and the life was the light of humanity. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it…the…
Lessons and Reflections for the Third Sunday of Advent
Psalm 126 Thessalonians 5:16-24 John 1:6-8, 19-28 Dear Friends, This is the Sunday when many traditional churches light a “rose” colored candle on the Advent wreath, signifying the theme of…
Lessons and Reflections for the Last Sunday of Pentecost – Christ the King Sunday
Ezekiel 34:11-16, 20-24 Ephesians 1:15-23 Matthew 25:31-46 The prophet Ezekiel declares a day when God will seek out his scattered and wounded people and judge between the “fat sheep and lean sheep” – the “fat…
Lessons and Reflections for the 24th Sunday after Pentecost
Zephaniah 1:7, 12-18 1 Thessalonians 5:1-11 Matthew 25:14-30 Dear Friends, As we come to the final weeks of the church calendar year, we find the Sunday lessons focusing on themes…
St. Matthew’s will remember the life of Fr. Vince Liddle
Our beloved Fr. Vince died yesterday on the Feast of All the Saints, at peace and surrounded by his family. The Burial Office will be held at 11 a.m….
Mwamba Foundation Directors Visits St. Matthew’s
This Sunday, we were blessed to have Dorcas and the Rev. Dr. Emmanuel Chemengich visit us from their home in Kitale, Kenya. Dorcas and Emmanuel are the founders of the…
Lessons and Reflections for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost
Leviticus 19:1-2,15-18 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Chapter 19 of Leviticus describes how Israel is to live as a people who reflect and embody God’s own holiness. In these verses this looks…
The Love of God is never ending
“Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires known, and from you no secrets are hid: Cleanse the thoughts of our hearts by the inspiration of your Holy Spirit, that…
Lessons and Reflections for the 20th Sunday after Pentecost
In the reading from Isaiah, we hear the words of God to Cyrus, a foreign ruler, who is nonetheless called “anointed” = called, chosen, and empowered by God for God’s own…
Lessons and Reflections for the 19th Sunday after Pentecost
Isaiah 25:1-9 Psalm 23 Philippians 4:1-9 Matthew 22:1-14 The prophet Isaiah describes a day when the Lord God will redeem his people and restore them to the fullness of life. The…