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 […]
Category: Written Messages
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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Views From The Pews – Sunday, November 5, 2023
Reflection on Matthew 23:1-12 In our gospel, there are three salient points that we must reflect profoundly in our lives. One is when he said “The scribes and the Pharisees […]