by fkeene | Mar 26, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THE FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT March 26, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A MEDITATION There God goes again: creating something new—raising a very dead man to one very much alive. Imagine God’s cheekiness. Well, many of us would like God to let up on his “new business.” We’ve...
by fkeene | Mar 19, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
A MEDITATION So, sabbath. As reflected in the gospel, a crucial aspect of being Jewish. Jesus was followed around, and hectors by Jewish officials for breaking the Sabbath. The principal indictment was that he cured on the Sabbath. Jesus’ rejoinder that is it was...
by fkeene | Mar 19, 2023 | Meditation, Reflections & Bulletins
FOURTH SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY January 29, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A Meditation Jesus starts by keeping in simple. He’s met some people along the road, people with whom he shares the same humble roots. These are neighbors he grown up among. They all talk the...
by fkeene | Mar 12, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT March 12, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A MEDITATION It is said of the Holy Land that it is a region with few hard and fast facts, but a place of countless timeless traditions. Jacob’s well is a perfect case in point. Jacob’s...
by fkeene | Feb 26, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THE FIRST SUNDAY IN LENT February 26, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion CALL TO GATHER FOR WORSHIP Celebrant ☩ Blessed be God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. People And blessed be his kingdom, now and forever. Amen. Almighty God, to you all hearts are open, all desires...
by fkeene | Feb 21, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
Ash Wednesday Ministers enter in silence Celebrant Bless the Lord who forgives all our sins. People His mercy endures forever. THE WORD OF GOD THE COLLECT OF THE DAY Celebrant The Lord be with you. People And also with you. Celebrant Let us pray. Almighty and...
by fkeene | Feb 21, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THE LAST SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY February 19, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A Meditation The transfiguration is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. This miracle is unique in that the miracle happens to Jesus himself. The transfiguration complements...
by fkeene | Jan 29, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
THIRD SUNDAY AFTER THE EPIPHANY January 22, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A Meditation When the bible says that Jesus spoke in the synagogue, typically the forerunner of this building pictured on this bulletin cover is Jesus’ home place of public, community worship....
by fkeene | Jan 14, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
SECOND SUNDAY AFTER EPIPHANY January 15, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A Meditation One of my oldest friends is named Joe. That’s what everyone calls him. Except for me. Through a confluence of events, I’ve always called him Jody. I’ve called him that over the...
by fkeene | Jan 12, 2023 | Meditation and Prayer, Reflections & Bulletins
EPIPHANY January 8, 2023 Springwell Holy Communion A Meditation One of the oldest techniques of biblical storytelling is called harmonization. This is the process of putting two different stories together as if they were always a single story. One of the prime...
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