Inhabiting Our Space: Liturgy Changes, Part 3
*This is the third of a three-part series on changes to our liturgy. Read the last two posts here.* The third, and final new liturgical dance step to introduce is the simplest and requires the least explanation – kneeling. There…
Inhabiting our Space: Liturgy Changes, Part 2
*This is the second of a three-part series on changes to our liturgy. Read yesterday’s post here.* Our second change is the addition of a “Gospel Procession”. Huh? That’s just a fancy liturgical way of saying that we’re going embody…
Inhabiting our Space: Liturgy Changes, Part 1
It’s an exciting week for All Saints! On Sunday we celebrated our final worship services at St. Gabriel’s. And this weekend marks our entrance into our new church facility with a Consecration Service on Friday followed by the first Sunday…
Answers & Images in Advent
The word “advent” means coming. And the Church calendar begins with the season of Advent because as Christians we are waiting for something (really Someone) in particular to come. We are not unique in this. Every person and every community…
No More Saber-Tooth?!?!
It wasn’t until Monday morning that I realized how big a day last Sunday was for our church. Two Sundays ago, on August 16, we commissioned our first church plant and had a spectacular celebratory picnic, highlighted by a dunk tank, bounce house,…
Why Plant Churches.
In my sermon this past Sunday I mentioned something that strikes fear into the hearts of some, while filling others with great excitement – church planting. This idea has circulated in, through, and around our church for years, since our…
Ash Wednesday
Momento mori. This ancient Latin phrase means, “Remember (you have to) die.” It sounds very similar to the statement said to worshippers on Ash Wednesday as the pastor or priest smudges ashes on their forehead in the shape of the…