We are very excited to announce our guest preacher for Holy Week and Easter—the Rev. Kristina Andréasson from St. John’s Wood Parish in Central London.
This weekend, we begin the final two weeks of Lent. These final weeks are often called “Passiontide,” as we participate in a series of prayers and meditations which lead to our remembering deeply Jesus’s passion, death and resurrection.
This week we are back to business as usual, learning about (i) Jesus’ journey into the wilderness in the Godly Play classrooms and (ii) the events of Holy Week in the Upper Elementary classroom.
Last week, I experienced three encounters, all with different groups of people, which gave me further pause for thought in this season of Lent, and about our shared …
There is something significant about reorienting ourselves towards God in ways which are not simply different, penitent, or more focused, but communal, purposeful, perhaps even radical.
Lent is the season when we prepare for Easter. The lesson this week (and the whole series of lessons called “The Faces of Easter”) helps children prepare for the Mystery of Easter.
Welcome once again to the season of Lent, the forty-day season in the church’s year where we are invited to reimagine our relationship with God, following the pattern of Jesus’s own journey of wilderness and prayer.
Lent is the season when we prepare for Easter. The lesson this week (and the whole series of lessons called “The Faces of Easter”) helps children prepare for the Mystery of Easter.
After being interrupted last year by a snowstorm that turned out to be a dud, St. John’s annual Pancake Supper was back Mar. 4 to mark Shrove Tuesday. Pictures inside …
In Lent, we may expect to hear music in church that is softer, reserved, dim. Indeed, this season is the time of year that might be most challenging for a church musician to plan:
Lent, the forty-day period between Ash Wednesday and Easter (excluding Sundays), originated in the fourth century as a season of preparation for those seeking to be baptized into the Christian faith at the Easter Vigil.
Christmas in March! As we begin to prepare for the celebration of our 25th Holiday Boutique, we are looking to get a jump on our vendors for the coming year.
