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  • Jesse Tree – 2nd 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…

  • Jesse Tree – 1st 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…

  • Sunday Reflection – Advent I, November 27, 2022

      Be Ready Matthew 24 36 “But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows. 37 As it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Human One. 38 In those days before the flood, people were eating and…

  • Kids Korner: Advent I (November 27th)

    Read Matthew 24:36-44 with your family. Last week was the last week of the old Christian year, where we concentrated on the stories from the Gospel of Luke. This week is the first Sunday in the new Christian year, a year where we concentrate on the stories from the Gospel of Matthew. The first reading…

  • Jesse Tree – Preparing the tree

    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…

  • Sunday Reflection – Reign of Christ Sunday, November 20, 2022

      Jesus on the cross Luke 23 32 They also led two other criminals to be executed with Jesus. 33 When they arrived at the place called The Skull, they crucified him, along with the criminals, one on his right and the other on his left. 34 Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they don’t know what they’re doing.” They drew lots…

  • Kids Korner: Jesus, ‘King of the Judeans’ (November 20th)

    Read Luke 23:33-43 with your family. This week the entire story of Good Friday is the backdrop for the scripture. The part of the video that shows our shorter scripture verse begins at the 2 minute mark. This is known as ‘Reign of Christ’ Sunday or in some places “Christ the King” Sunday. It is…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 13, 2022

      Destruction of the Temple Luke 21 5 Some people were talking about the temple, how it was decorated with beautiful stones and ornaments dedicated to God. Jesus said, 6 “As for the things you are admiring, the time is coming when not even one stone will be left upon another. All will be demolished.” 7 They asked him,…

  • Kids Korner: Destruction of the temple (November 13th)

    Read Luke 21:5-19 with your family. Every time we read the Bible we have to remember both the people around Jesus when the stories first happen and the people with the writer who heard the stories after they were written down. Listening with our imagination in two places will show us if the message of…

  • Sunday Reflection – November 6, 2022

      Jesus is challenged by a Sadducee Luke 20 27 Some Sadducees, who deny that there’s a resurrection, came to Jesus and asked, 28 “Teacher, Moses wrote for us that if a man’s brother dies leaving a widow but no children, the brother must marry the widow and raise up children for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first…