This Sunday
A weekly reflection and announcements.
This Sunday (February 12, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
We observe African-American History month - Michael Nailor guest preacher
Happy are they who observe his decrees *and seek him with all their hearts! Psalm 119:2 Psalm 119 is the longest Psalm in the Bible. It is written in an acrostic fashion with each group of eight verses beginning with a letter from the Biblical Hebrew alphabet. In our prayerboo...
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This Sunday (February 5, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Light shines in the darkness for the upright; *the righteous are merciful and full of compassion. Psalm 112:4 Some days are really tough, aren't they? We feel so much stress. Maybe it's our job situation or our family situation. Maybe we aren't sure what we're supposed to be d...
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This Sunday (January 29, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
There is no guile upon his tongue;he does no evil to his friend; *he does not heap contempt upon his neighbor. Psalm 15:3 The Psalm we'll read this Sunday asks who can dwell with God and the following verses list the various attributes of that person. Verse 3 is one of the cha...
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This Sunday (January 22, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Godly Play this Sunday
The Lord is my light and my salvation;whom then shall I fear? *the Lord is the strength of my life;of whom then shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1 I imagine all of us are familiar with the emotion of fear. We are afraid when something unexpected happens. How many times did you try ...
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This Sunday (January 15, 2017) at The Church of the Nativity and St. Stephen
Commissioning of Wardens, Vestry and Treasurer
In the roll of the book it is written concerning me: * 'I love to do your will, O my God; your law is deep in my heart."' Psalm 40:9 "I love to do your will, O my God." Every week and in most of our services at other times, we often pray The Lord's Prayer with the line, "Thy w...
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