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  • Sunday Reflection – January 8, 2023

      Baptism of Jesus Matthew 3 13 Jesus left Galilee and went to the Jordan River to be baptized by John. 14 But John kept objecting and said, “I ought to be baptized by you. Why have you come to me?” 15 Jesus answered, “For now this is how it should be, because we must do all God wants…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus gets baptized (January 8th)

    Read Matthew 3:13-17 with your family. Baptism is the special ritual Christian share to welcome someone into our family of God. This is one of the few practices we know was around when Jesus was alive. Jesus wanted John to baptize him, even though John knew Jesus was God’s son. Jesus showed John, and all…

  • Epiphany – 6th of January

    Traditionally this is the celebration of the Magi arriving in Bethlehem to meet Jesus. Although almost all nativity plays have the Magi arriving at the birth of Jesus along with the shepherd, the Bible story records the Magi arriving when Jesus was around two and lived in a house in Bethlehem. We only encounter the…

  • Sunday Reflection – January 1, 2023

      The Escape to Egypt Matthew 2 13 After the wise men had gone, an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up! Hurry and take the child and his mother to Egypt! Stay there until I tell you to return, because Herod is looking for the child and wants…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus becomes a refugee (January 1st)

    Read Matthew 2:13-23 with your family. We don’t spend a lot of time talking about Jesus as a child, and that is unfortunate. We have two stories from Jesus’ childhood, one when he is 13 and he stayed behind in the temple, scaring his parents (Luke 2:41-52), and this story from when Jesus was about…

  • Jesse Tree – Christmas Day

    The history of the Jesse Tree during the Advent season dates back to the Middle Ages. The tradition finds its origin in the verse from Isaiah 11:1, “A shoot will grow up from the stump of Jesse”, promising the Messiah and God’s salvation of the Hebrew people from their political enemies. Each day throughout the…

  • Christmas Eve, December 24, 2022

        Jesus’ birth Luke 2 In those days Caesar Augustus declared that everyone throughout the empire should be enrolled in the tax lists. 2 This first enrollment occurred when Quirinius governed Syria. 3 Everyone went to their own cities to be enrolled. 4 Since Joseph belonged to David’s house and family line, he went up from the city of Nazareth in…

  • Kids Korner: Christmas Eve (December 24th)

    Read Luke 2:1-20 with your family. Enjoy this story with Mary and Joseph and angels and shepherds and Baby Jesus. It is the most beautiful story we can share in our Christian faith. Merry Christmas!

  • Jesse Tree – 28th Day of Advent & Christmas Eve

    The history of the Jesse Tree during the Advent season dates back to the Middle Ages. The tradition finds its origin in the verse from Isaiah 11:1, “A shoot will grow up from the stump of Jesse”, promising the Messiah and God’s salvation of the Hebrew people from their political enemies. Each day throughout the…

  • Jesse Tree – 27th Day of Advent

    The history of the Jesse Tree during the Advent season dates back to the Middle Ages. The tradition finds its origin in the verse from Isaiah 11:1, “A shoot will grow up from the stump of Jesse”, promising the Messiah and God’s salvation of the Hebrew people from their political enemies. Each day throughout the…