by Richard Lightsey | Apr 16, 2019 | Rector's Blog
At Maundy Thursday, the church remembers Jesus’ last evening with his friends where they met and shared the Jewish Passover feast together in Jerusalem. In the gospel of John, Jesus washes the feet of his disciples as his final lesson to them “to love (and...
by Richard Lightsey | Apr 14, 2019 | Homilies
We join together with millions of others throughout the world to walk the final days of Jesus’ life. Of all the weeks in history, what a week re-lived for two millennia. The church is divinely ordained to recall these days for the sake of the world. It is important to...
by Richard Lightsey | Apr 9, 2019 | Rector's Blog
It is an important message to remember. Holy Week is about the darkness and suffering in the world. It is about injustice and the isolation felt when the weight of the world falls upon your shoulders. Holy Week is about the reality of cruelty and callous nature that...
by Richard Lightsey | Apr 7, 2019 | Rector's Blog
As we approach Easter we must walk through the valley of death. Of course, if Easter is all about resurrection then we must enter through the door of death. Most of us in this room are quite acquainted with death. We have lost loved ones, friends, parents, wives and...
by Richard Lightsey | Apr 7, 2019 | Homilies
As we approach easter we must walk through the valley of death. Of course, if easter is all about resurrection then we must enter through the door of death. Most of us in this room are quite acquainted with death. We have lost loved ones, friends,...