Monthly Archives: December 2015

Hallelujah!

Posted on December 31, 2015 by sonyasutton

I have several Christmas videos that I have shared over the past several years, including this one, which I hope you’ll enjoy seeing again. If this video doesn’t make you smile and fill you with the simplest kind of joy, … Continue reading →

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Pageant

Posted on December 30, 2015 by deborahmeister

There were angels everywhere. Also horses, cows, sheep, and shepherds. It was twenty minutes before the pageant, and our parish hall was teeming with excited children, posing with their halos, giving out hugs, munching on a sandwich or two. It … Continue reading →

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Greetings from Thomaston

Posted on December 29, 2015 by ronatstalbansdc

From Thomaston, Maine, that is, whence on the day after Christmas Jonnie Sue and I headed on the early (3 15 a.m.) Amtrak to spend, as is our wont, the week between Christmas and New Years with our daughter, Emily, … Continue reading →

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Christmas at St. Alban’s Church: Both And

Posted on December 28, 2015 by jimq2012

The liturgies were lovely.  We had four of them on Christmas Eve, one on Christmas Day and yesterday we celebrated the season with Christmas Lessons and Carols.  Thanks to the Flower Guild the church, as it always does but especially so … Continue reading →

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Gift Received, Gift Given in Return

Posted on December 25, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“Today, as we celebrate the Father’s gift to himself of his everlasting Word and the Father’s gift to us of that same Word in Jesus Christ, as we celebrate the unimaginable flowing forth of joy, generosity, and compassion, all we … Continue reading →

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What Can I Give?

Posted on December 24, 2015 by sonyasutton

A former colleague was in town last week and during our catching-up conversation she mentioned that she enjoyed reading my weekly Daily Cup offerings. I was grateful for her kind words, of course, but told her that when people say … Continue reading →

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Anticipation

Posted on December 23, 2015 by deborahmeister

Each year, a few weeks before Advent, the Advent calendars arrive in shops: cardboard images with twenty-five numbered doors, or wooden containers with numbered drawers; they help us count down the days from December 1st until Christmas Day. They build our … Continue reading →

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Musings about John the Baptist

Posted on December 22, 2015 by ronatstalbansdc

After writing last week about Zachariah’s prophecy on the birth of his son John, I was surprised by a whole chain of thoughts and questions about John that came to mind.  I’d never thought anything about him beyond that which … Continue reading →

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Another Cup

Posted on December 21, 2015 by jimq2012

Last week I was visited by an angel.  The angel’s name was Grace, and brought good news, tidings and gifts.  The news was this:  the gift is here, now.  Accept it.  Given the state of things in the world, it … Continue reading →

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Accepting God’s Gift

Posted on December 20, 2015 by jimq2012

This morning my colleague Emily preached a great sermon.  The focus text for her words on this Fourth Sunday of Advent came from the end of the annunciation story in The Gospel According to Luke, the part when “in haste” Mary visits Elizabeth … Continue reading →

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