November 11, 2018 – Judy Blee, keyboard & Dale Orris, trumpet

When the escaped Hebrew slaves complained about their hunger in the wilderness of Sinai, God provided.  Exodus 16: 12-15 reported, “At twilight you shall eat meat, and in the morning you shall have your fill of bread”…In the evening quails came up and covered the camp; and in the morning there was a layer of…

“Lord, make us instruments of you peace…” So begins the prayer of St. Francis.  God’s peace encompasses health and wholeness, the Hebrew word “Shalom”.  To be instruments of peace, includes stewardship of this “fragile earth, our island home”.  We can all participate in this stewardship through gardening.  The flower garden on Market Street this year…

Before the people of Israel ended their 40 years of wilderness wandering Moses addressed them on the east side of the Jordan River. They were about to enter the Promised Land, a land flowing with milk & honey. Yet, even across the Jordan River, in the Promised Land, their faith would be challenged. They would…

It is hard to ignore the miracle of St. Peter’s transformation from a fearful man who denies even knowing Jesus of Nazareth in the courtyard of the high priest on Maundy Thursday to the leader of the early church. As Peter & John continue joining in late afternoon prayers at the temple in Jerusalem, they…

At the 11th hour on the 11th day in the 11th month, the Great War (W.W.I) ended.  The scarred earth of Flanders and Northern France, filled with trenches and barbed wire, was deserted.  And the following spring the good earth filled with blooming poppies.  The Fields of Flanders recovered faster than the warring nations. While…

Readings –Amos 8:1-12; Psalm 52; Colossians 1:15-28; Luke 10:38-42  Our parents always told us that “actions speak louder than words”. Ever hear that? “Actions speak louder than words.” Hold that thought.  St. Paul in our reading from Colossians wrote — [Jesus] is the head of the body, the church… In him all things hold together…