Church of the Advent of Christ the King

The Gospels keep repeating the Good News until it sinks in: Loving our neighbor as Christ loves us is where we find right relationship with God and transformation for our souls.

The mission of the Church is to restore all people to unity with God and each other through Christ.

What we do know is that in Christ, God has shown forth his infinite mercy. In our Baptismal Covenant, we do know who God has called us to be.

Christians live every day somewhere between divinity and humanity. Sometimes we walk on the water and sometimes we slip down under the waves.

Jesus speaks to us in parables not because he can't get to the point but because the point is very hard to comprehend. He needs to take it slowly. He is inviting us into the mysterious things of God.

Today I thought I would share with you some of my reflections on Rebekah and how I see a diaconal calling in that story.

Millions of Christians in the world today do not need to imagine what this [persecution] would be like. They do not need to adapt the meaning of this Gospel to a more comfortable context.

Jesus says to us, "We've had enough religion; now we need some mercy; now we need some faith."

But we are not gathered here to solve a puzzle. We are gathered here to live into a profound mystery. A Great Mystery which leads to the salvation of our souls.

We are to maintain harmony within the church, build each other up, and set aside our differences in order to fulfill our mission to make disciples of Jesus.

The Holy Spirit descending upon the first disciples, giving birth to the Church, would change human civilization forever.

In the Mystery of the Ascension, we are assured again that even in the depths of despair, we too can ascend with Christ.

Just because many folks remain unaffiliated, it does not mean they do not believe in God or even Jesus.

How often do we miss God all around us because we are too wrapped up in our own narrative?

A brief history of the extinguishing of the Paschal Candle, compiled by Viliami Dauwe, parish Ceremonarius.