From Advent to Christmas
Happy New Liturgical Year everyone! With the start of the season of Advent we begin our preparations for Christmas. Advent is a time of waiting, a time of preparation, and a time of spiritual renewal. I know it can be a struggle to slow things down during Advent, especially as the preparations for Christmas can increase our stress levels. Between house decorations, gift buying, family gatherings, and Christmas card mailings, we can lose ourselves in the busyness. Please
From the Pastor's Desk:
There is a rhythm to our lives which is marked by those things that are repeated and those that are new. Both are important and both have a place in our lives. Repetition helps us to remain comfortable in being able to anticipate what’s coming next. The comfort of knowing that the sun comes up each morning, spring follows after winter; these cyclical realities of the world we live in help us to be comfortable in knowing the world we live in and how to live in it. The beau
Looking into the Future
In the spring, I went on a cruise with my two sisters. We were once five sisters, now we are three (our two brothers were not invited on this excursion). Joan is the oldest (by default) and so am I now the youngest. Our memories, for we talked endlessly of the past, are both sweet and sad. We had wanted to take this cruise ever since Patti’s diagnosis, but timing was always off, especially with Patricia’s treatments and checkups. It took four years since her death to coordina
Upcoming Events
Now that we are well into the month of November, and our beloved snow is back, we are gearing up for a new liturgical year. As things go, with the new year, we are looking at new offerings. I hope that you can join us and support us with a number of new gatherings and events starting as soon as at the end of November: Christmas Movies Potlucks – Starting on November 30 we will offer three Friday evenings preparing for Christmas. These will be evenings filled with great foo
November Rain!
November starts with a vision towards Heaven with All Saints and All Souls days, as well as with a tradition of praying for the dead throughout the month of rain and perhaps snow. As we journey through this life and try to live our Christian vocation to be saints there are many pressures and expectations that can be present in our lives. These can be placed upon us by others or we can place these on ourselves: to try to improve our relationships, to grow in our prayer life a