A mother was in to see me about her daughters upcoming baptism this week, and in talking about the service and the meaning of the baptismal vows that are so important for baptism. I reminded her that the vows that we take for ourselves off on behalf of those being baptised are about us promising… Read More Choosing Good
Messy Church is this Wednesday at 5pm. There are crafts, songs, and dinner. It’s great for the whole family. The theme this month is “Baptism.” Baptism marks the entry of a person into the Christian community, but it is more than a community, it is a family, and, through Christ we are all sisters and… Read More Baptism – A New Beginning
All Christians are Saints. Now don’t get too carried away, I probably don’t mean that they way you think it. (It did get your attention though, didn’t it.) I don’t mean, by “Saint”, the sort of person who gives off an aura or glow of holiness. Our current cultural definition of “Saint” has come to… Read More St. You
In general our world does not deal very well with change. Too often, the new beginnings, new technologies, and revolutionary ideas are too quickly put to use by those in power to manipulate others and gain more power. Or these new ideas and technologies are used to gain power over each other as we compete… Read More Baptism Helps Us Deal Positively With Change
