December 29, 2019: The First Sunday after Christmas, The Rev. Candice Frazer
John’s Gospel is obviously different from Matthew, Mark, and Luke. Those Gospels, which we know as the Synoptic Gospels, are story-telling Gospels. They proclaim the Good News of Jesus Christ by describing his life and ministry in biographical terms—Jesus went to this place, he had this experience, he interacted with this person, he said these […]
December 24, 2019: Festal Eucharist, The Rev. Candice Frazer
December 15, 2019: The Third Sunday of Advent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
Last week we heard John the Baptist crying out in the wilderness words like “Repent!” and “You brood of vipers!” Words of judgment and condemnation for a people who had fallen away from the Lord; a people who had lost their hope, allowed their religious practices to become a prison instead of broadening their freedom, […]
December 1, 2019: The First Sunday of Advent, The Rev. Candice Frazer
The cycles or rhythms of the natural world help us to orient to time, help us to take comfort in their continuity, and offer us a peaceful presence in which to engage our hope. As one season passes into another, we too are brought along with the world finding ourselves growing into maturity and change. […]
December 1, 2019: Advent Procession of Light Service
November 24, 2019: Community Interfaith Thanksgiving Service
November 24, 2019: Christ the King Sunday, The Rev. Candice Frazer
I have a birthmark in the shape of a crown on my inner ankle. When I was a little girl, I would daydream that the mark meant I was royalty and one day a messenger would come and tell me that I was actually a princess and I would get to go live in a […]
November 16, 2019: McDonald Wedding, The Rev. Candice Frazer
November 3, 2019: The Sunday after All Saints Day, The Rev. Candice Frazer
I grew up a Roman Catholic. We went to mass every Sunday or Saturday night—but never missed a week. As a Catholic, I was taught about the Communion of Saints. The understanding that there were those who had walked this earth and now lived in heaven but might still intercede for me, if I asked. […]
November 5, 2019: The Dolman Funeral, The Rev. Candice Frazer
On this mountain the LORD of hosts will make for all peoples a feast of rich food… In reading these words from Isaiah and thinking about our friend Sam, I couldn’t help but think about all the food that Sam has provided to this congregation and others over the years. Sunday morning breakfast, Thursday morning […]