This Sunday
A weekly reflection and announcements.
This Sunday (May 28, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Service at St. Stephen followed by Cemetery Walk and cookout at Honaman House
But let the righteous be glad and rejoice before God; *let them also be merry and joyful. Psalm 68:3 Remember this phenomenon from three years ago -- "Happy" sung by Pharrell Williams. It was a sensation all over the world. People from all over the world and all ages made vide...
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This Sunday (May 21, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Celebrate our music ministry
Come and listen, all you who fear God, *and I will tell you what he has done for me. I called out to him with my mouth, *and his praise was on my tongue. Psalm 66:14-15 Most of us are very private people. While I believe the church is one place where we should be able to be vu...
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This Sunday (May 14, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Stand for Refugees Sunday
In you, O Lord, have I taken refuge;let me never be put to shame; *deliver me in your righteousness. Psalm 31:1 This Sunday Grace Klauer and I will be doing the sermon and we'll be talking about standing up for refugees and supporting the work of Episcopal Migration Ministries...
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This Sunday (May 7, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Installation of Suzanne Buffenmyer Beamer as Verger
He makes me lie down in green pastures *and leads me beside still waters. Psalm 23:2 This Sunday is often called good shepherd Sunday. The scriptures speak about Jesus and God as a good shepherd. We will read the well-known Psalm 23. Psalm 23 creates a vivid picture of our wal...
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This Sunday (April 30, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Godly Play, Parlor People, and Commissioning of Eucharistic Ministers
How shall I repay the Lord *for all the good things he has done for me? Psalm 116:12 This week, the writer of Psalm 116 asks an important question in verse 12 above. Frankly I don't think we can ever fully repay God for all of the good things we've received. Yet, we do our bes...
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