This Sunday
A weekly reflection and announcements.
This Week (April 1, 2 and 4, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Observances
Open for me the gates of righteousness; *I will enter them;I will offer thanks to the Lord. "This is the gate of the Lord; *he who is righteous may enter." Psalm 118:19-20 The word "gate" caught my eye this week. Maybe it is because I have a gate at my home that needs fixed, s...
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This Sunday (March 28, 2021) at the Church of the Nativity and Se. Stephen
Palm Sunday
This Sunday starts on such a joyous and celebratory note and ends with the death of the one celebrated. It is a story and journey we remember every year. As we pass one year since the start of the pandemic, we, too, have experienced a similar time. We were going along with our...
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This Sunday (March 21, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Almighty God, you alone can bring into order the unruly wills and affections of sinners: Grant your people grace to love what you command and desire what you promise; that, among the swift and varied changes of the world, our hearts may surely there be fixed where true joys ar...
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This Sunday (March 14, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Gracious Father, whose blessed Son Jesus Christ came down from heaven to be the true bread which gives life to the world: Evermore give us this bread, that he may live in us, and we in him; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen. Col...
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This Sunday (March 7, 2021) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Observance of Women's History Month
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the sou...
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