A Christmastide Reflection Christmas Day is in the rearview mirror. We are solidly into the 12 days of Christmas. Day 3 actually. As you move through these 12 days, as the world prepares for New Years’ Eve, we invite you to consider the Light that comes as described by the words of Jan Richardson’s poem […]
ADVENT: A MERGER OF LITURGY AND CULTURE a series by Dick Fichter, parishionerwith support by Rev. Dina THE FOURTH CANDLE AND THE CHRISTMAS CANDLEThe Final Coming As you will recall from the beginning of this series, the definition of Advent from the Episcopal glossary of terms is that the name is derived from a Latin word for […]
THE THIRD CANDLEThe Liturgical Year and the Book of Common Prayer This Sunday there is a color change in the candle to light on the Advent wreath. The color of the third candle is rose or pink and not blue. It is sometimes called the “Shepard’s Candle,” and is rose and not “pink” because rose is […]
ADVENT: A MERGER OF LITURGY AND CULTURE a series by Dick Fichter, parishioner THE SECOND CANDLEThe Bible and Advent Does the Bible describe Advent? A blog post from the New International Version website entitled, “Why Do Christians Observe Advent?” stated, “While the Bible doesn’t say anything about observing the tradition of Advent, this tradition has existed within the […]