“Here we come a caroling”

December 28, 2025 Psalm 100 NRSVUEA Psalm of thanksgiving. 1 Make a joyful noise to the Lord, all the earth.2     Serve the Lord with gladness;    come into his presence with singing. 3 Know that the Lord is God.    It is he who made us, and we are his;[a]    we are his people and the sheep of his pasture. 4 Enter his gates with thanksgiving    and his courts withContinue reading ““Here we come a caroling””

“Christmas Eve — Keeping Christmas”

December 24, 2025 Luke 2:1-20 NRSVUEThe Birth of Jesus 2 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. 3 All went to their own towns to be registered. 4 Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth inContinue reading ““Christmas Eve — Keeping Christmas””

“Hanging of the Green”

November 30, 2025 The Candles — Isaiah 9:1-3 9 [a]But there will be no gloom for those who were in anguish. In the former time he brought into contempt the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, but in the latter time he will make glorious the way of the sea, the land beyond theContinue reading ““Hanging of the Green””

“Water to Wine Stories”

January 26 2025 John 2:1-11 NRSVUE The Wedding at CanaOn the third day there was a wedding in Cana of Galilee, and the mother of Jesus was there. Jesus and his disciples had also been invited to the wedding. When the wine gave out, the mother of Jesus said to him, “They have no wine.”Continue reading ““Water to Wine Stories””

“Nightlight”

January 5 2024 Matthew 2:1-12 NRSVUE In the time of King Herod, after Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea, magi from the east came to Jerusalem, asking, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star in the east and have come to pay him homage.” When King Herod heardContinue reading ““Nightlight””

“Christmas Eve” — December 24, 2024

Luke 2:1-20 NRSVUE In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. This was the first registration and was taken while Quirinius was governor of Syria. All went to their own towns to be registered. Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea,Continue reading ““Christmas Eve” — December 24, 2024″

December 29, 2024

Luke 2:6-7 NRSVUEWhile they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place in the guest room. Matthew 2:10-11 NRSVUEWhen they saw that the star had stopped, they wereContinue reading “December 29, 2024”