Lent IV 2018 Fr. Michael “and there / (our lord and Saviour) he sat with his disciples” In the name of the Father…. In the New Testament the word disciple come from the Greek Word mä-thā-tā’s (ma ta ta –s), and is used in the sense of one who learns, a pupil, of adherents’, one…

Oh, the wonder of the early followers of Christ. While we meet this morning in this beautiful church, called St. Michael the Archangel – we are surrounded by friends and comfort, but in the Gospel we see what poor conveniences Christ had for His ministry. So yes, let us enjoy our air conditioned seat within…

The Ephiphany 2019: “The nations shall march towards thy light and their kings towards the brightness of thy rising”  Isaiah 60:3 Today we read of “wise men” who as Isaiah said: have marched forth towards the light and brightness of its rising. – and they now arrive to see for themselves this new born King…

Second Sun. after Easter   St. John 10:11-16    15 April 2018 / Reverend Dr. Dennis Washburn Introduction-a popular name for Second Sunday after Easter is Good Shepherd Sunday. The readings contain theme. Two parts of shepherd theme in Old Testament. A) the LORD God of Israel as a shepherd and His covenant people as sheep. B)  some…

Palm Sunday 2018 Do not our hearts fill with sorrow when we hear the words: “My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?” Most would believe, that these words are of desperation, but yet; to those who understand these words from Psalm 22, we know that this psalm ends with a “generation coming forth,…

Ash Wednesday is this week, the beginning the Lenten Season for 2019. Last week Fr. George asked how two people can hear the same thing and yet receive two different messages, as well he spoke of hardened hearts and of dirt that is good ground, and that of bad. In today’s Collect we beseech that…