Our new Church year begins with the Season of Advent.  Advent means “a coming”.  The altar cloths and paraments for Advent are blue. Blue is a royal color that is fitting as we ponder the coming of the King of Kings, our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.  It is also the color of the sky […]

On September 29th we observe the Festival of St. Michael and all Angels.  The word Angel comes from the greek angelos, which means messenger. Angels are not divine but created beings.  They act at the Lord’s direction to speak His words, carry out His actions, or bring judgment or salvation.  The phrase from the Nicene […]

Lent is a 40 day Christian festival that begins on Ash Wednesday and concludes on Easter (Sundays are not counted).  To begin this holy season, on Ash Wednesday some churches invite their members to come forward and receive the imposition of ashes.  The Pastor applies ashes in the shape of a cross on the forehead […]

On March 25th we observe The Annunciation of Our Lord.  By it we commemorate the day when the Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary that she would conceive and give birth to God’s Son, the long-awaited Savior.  The Annunciation should serve as a reminder to us of the strength of God’s love and the […]