Monthly Archives: April 2011

It changes everything?

Posted on April 29, 2011 by fatherjered

On Easter Sunday, Barak Obama, like most of you, went to church.  And, like most of you, the message he heard was about the significance of Jesus’ resurrection.  I haven’t ferreted out a copy of the sermon preached at Shiloh … Continue reading →

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We welcome the Myrrhbearers and the Doubters

Posted on April 28, 2011 by sonyasutton

There is a wonderful term for the women who prepared Jesus’ body for burial – the Myrrhbearing Women.  These were the women, including Mary Magdalene, who faithfully followed Jesus in his final troubled days, stood at the foot of his … Continue reading →

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The Kingdom of God

Posted on April 27, 2011 by stalbansparish

Essential to the gift of Easter is the affirmation that God reigns over all.  The promise of the Kingdom of God is at the core of Jesus’ teaching and ministry, and through his Passion, Death, and Resurrection, he makes it … Continue reading →

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Dirt: The Ecstatic Skin of the Earth

Posted on April 26, 2011 by harriettesturges

We celebrated the Resurrection of Jesus yesterday with ecstatic hymns and prayers.  This celebration is the culmination of Holy Week and the beginning of the Easter Season.  Alleluia! The Church is replete with Resurrection symbols, the empty cross, the empty … Continue reading →

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400th Anniversary of the King James Version of the Bible

Posted on April 26, 2011 by stalbansparish

Easter season 2011 marks the four hundredth anniversary of the publication of the King James Version of the Bible, and celebrations are planned all over the world. I still have the KJV Bible that my great-grandfather received in 1846 and … Continue reading →

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Keep Watch

Posted on April 22, 2011 by fatherjered

Ever since Jude was born, Erin and I have incorporated the practice of family evening devotions into our life.  As a part of our devotions we always say a prayer that is a familiar piece of our Episcopal tradition out … Continue reading →

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Mother and child

Posted on April 21, 2011 by sonyasutton

There are the sometimes cloying images of mother and child, and then there is another reality of motherhood that can be hard and messy and heartbreaking, or sometimes just plain terrifying. Surely Jesus’ mother Mary was terrified when she saw … Continue reading →

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The Gifts of Holy Week

Posted on April 20, 2011 by stalbansparish

On Tuesday morning our parishioner Peter Albert gave one of the three lay homilies being preached the first part of this Holy Week at the 7:30 Eucharists. In it, he provided a great introduction to the experience of these very … Continue reading →

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Daily Cup for Tuesday in Holy Week

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Carol Flett

“Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and said to him, “Sir, we wish to see Jesus.” John 12:20-21 On this Tuesday of … Continue reading →

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The Mystery of Life and Death

Posted on April 18, 2011 by stalbansparish

This is a topic we introduce even to our 2 year olds in the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd program. We start early so it gives the mystery time to develop and grow with the child as she matures. We … Continue reading →

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