Calgary, AB Canada
From the beginning, by virtue of our baptism, we are called Christian. We were “Christ-ened” at the font. Bearing his name, we share the same Father and are invited to address him intimately: Abba! Jesus bears our sins in humble obedience to the will of the Father. Today we pray that the mind of Christ, [...]
We will worship together at 10:00 a.m. With lessons and carols the people of God gather to celebrate the birth of the Word made flesh, Christ our Lord. Luke recounts the familiar story of shepherds and angels; John’s gospel tells of the Word that dwells among us, full of grace and truth. The meaning of [...]
Join us for worship at 4:30 p.m., 6:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Holy Communion will be served at the 7:30 p.m. worship. On a long winter night we gather to proclaim the coming of the light. Isaiah announces that the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. We are reminded that the [...]
God keeps the promise made to David, to give him an everlasting throne. The angel tells Mary that God will give David’s throne to her son Jesus. She is perplexed by Gabriel’s greeting and by the news of her coming pregnancy, but she is still able to say, “Count me in.” We who know that [...]
“Rejoice always,” begins the reading from First Thessalonians. Isaiah and the psalmist make clear that God is turning our mourning into laughter and shouts of joy. Our gospel reading points to Christ as the light of the world, the source of our joy and reason for celebration.
John the Baptist called people to repent, to clear the decks, to completely reorder their lives so that nothing would get in the way of the Lord’s coming. The reading from Isaiah gives context for this radical call: the assurance of forgiveness that encourages us to repent; the promise that the coming will be gentle [...]
ONE SERVICE at 10:00a.m. today celebrating the season of Advent with lessons and carols. The psalmist’s plea in Psalm 80:2 has become familiar to us in the Advent prayers. The prophet Isaiah wants God to rip the heavens open. Both cry out for an apparently distant, angry God to show up, to save, to restore. [...]
On this final Sunday of the church year our gospel is Jesus’ great story of judgment. In the end, the faithful are those who served Christ by ministering to those who are poor, hungry, naked, sick, or estranged. We gather this day to celebrate the reign of Christ and his victory over death, yet awaiting [...]
In a world filled with violence and despair, we gather around signs of hope, eager to welcome the good news of Christ’s coming among us. Today Jesus tells the parable of the talents, calling us to use our gifts for the greater common good.
All Saints Sunday celebrates the baptized people of God, living and dead, who are the body of Christ. AS November heralds the dying of the landscape, the readings call us to remember all who have died in Christ and whose baptism is complete. At the Lord’s table we gather with the faithful of every time [...]