Reflections on the First Sunday After the Epiphany by The Rev. Lisa G. Fischbeck
“Thus says God, the Lord, who created the heavens and stretched them out, who spread out the earth and what comes from it, who gives breath to the people upon […]
Category: Written Messages
-
-
Views from the Pews – Christmas Sunday 2023
Brothers & Sisters We are still in the Christmas Season and one of the features of our celebration is the abundance of lights that can be seen at nights decorating […]
-
Message for Christmas Day 2023
Brothers and Sisters:We celebrate on December 25 th each year the Feast of theNativity. We observe it as the day on which the Blessed Virgin Mary gave birth to Jesus, […]
-
Reflection from the Gospel reading for today: Luke 1:26-38
The long-awaited Messiah, God’s promised Saviour, the divinely appointed King, was the hope of the world. For centuries, Jewish women hoped they might be the mother of the Messiah. Although […]
-
Views From The Pews – Third Sunday of Advent – December 17, 2023
Reflection from the Gospel reading for today: John 1:6-8, 19-28 There are, today’s gospel suggests, two ways of approaching life and God’s presence in the world. One way is demonstrated […]
-
Message for the Second Sunday of Advent
Reflections from the Gospel reading for today: Mark 1:1-8 – “John the Baptist prepares the Way.” A child of the desert, John grew up and lived as a hermit in […]
-
Message for Missionary Sunday, December 3, 2023
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Today we celebrate Missionary Sunday in the Meadowbrook/ Merrivale Cure. There is little on-going discussion, if any, on the Jamaica Church Missionary Society (JCMS), its […]
-
Views from the Pews – November 26, 2023
Brothers and Sisters in Christ, Christmas is fast approaching as we close out the month of November. Of course, for the young ones, like my 3-year-old granddaughter, they think that […]
-
Message for Pentecost 25 – Sunday, November 19, 2023
Reflection on Matthew 25:14-30 This story moves along with a rhythm that creates a sense of expectation. But there is a twist at the end. The decreasing quantities of talents […]
-
Views from the Pews – Proper 27 – November 12, 2023
Reflection on Matthew 25:1-13The Gospel for today speaks about “being prepared for the coming of God”. The story of the 10 wedding attendants of which 5 were wise and the […]