Click above for the Service Video For Music Click here To read today's Sermon Click here LITURGY FOR WORSHIP THIRTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 30 August 2020 ** At a time convenient for you, open the church website - www.messiahgwynedd.org - for the video presentation of the Sunday service; then use the liturgical pieces below to actively participate. The video is available all week. OPENING PROCLAMATION The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion o

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, the Liturgy for Tomorrow's Worship, Birthdays in the Week Ahead, and more. FROM THE RECTOR Saturday, 29 August 2020 Dear Friends: This Sunday's first lesson from Exodus recounts one of my favorite stories: God's calling of Moses from the burning bush. And the second lesson, from Paul's Letter to the Romans, is also one of my favorite passages. These verses remind me of two prayers . . . The first one I offer to you is

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, Belfry Bargains Update, Virtual Choirs Feature Messiah Singers, Produce for Manna, Guatemala Chica Beans Coffee, Recipes Needed, and a Prayer & Psalm for the Week FROM THE RECTOR Wednesday, 26 August 2020 Dear Friends: Can we really be staring at the end of August? Already? In many ways, it still feels like mid-March, when the world and all of our routines and assumptions of how life would proceed were abruptly st

Click above for the Service Video For Music Click here To read today's Sermon Click here LITURGY FOR WORSHIP TWELFTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 23 August 2020 ** At a time convenient for you, open the church website - www.messiahgwynedd.org - for the video presentation of the Sunday service; then use the liturgical pieces below to actively participate. The video is available all week. OPENING PROCLAMATION The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of t

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, the Liturgy for Tomorrow's Worship, Birthdays in the Week Ahead, and more. FROM THE RECTOR Saturday, 22 August 2020 Dear Friends: While on my sabbatical two years ago, dedicated to studying the earliest centuries of Celtic Christianity, I traveled to the island of Iona. This small island, which lies just off the western coast of Scotland, was an important center founded by St. Columba as he and his fellow monks spread

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, An Invitation from The Rev. MaryJo Melberger, Virtual Choirs Feature Messiah Singers, Produce for Manna, Guatemala Chica Beans Coffee, Recipes Needed, and a Prayer & Psalm for the Week FROM THE RECTOR Wednesday, 19 August 2020 Dear Friends: One of my favorite Scripture passages is Ecclesiastes 3:1-8, 11. It is often chosen to be read at funerals. And for those of us of a certain age, we most probably came to know of i

Included in today's update: An Invitation from The Rev. MaryJo Melberger Monday 17 August 2020 An Invitation From The Rev. MaryJo Melberger: Parker Palmer's book, "On the Brink of Everything: Grace, Gravity & Getting Old" has been on my " want to read AND discuss list" for some time!! How about joining a "virtual book group via ZOOM? The discussion can be joined via Zoom by using either the visual, online or by telephone. Here is a description of the book: "From beloved and

Click above for the Service Video For Music Click here To read today's Sermon Click here LITURGY FOR WORSHIP ELEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST OPENING PROCLAMATION The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. Alleluia! And also with you. Alleluia! Alleluia! COLLECT FOR THE DAY (Proper 15) Almighty God, you have given your only Son to be for us a sacrifice for sin, and also an example of godly life: Give us grace to recei

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, the Liturgy for Tomorrow's Worship, Birthdays in the Week Ahead, and more. FROM THE RECTOR Saturday, 15 August 2020 Dear Friends: In looking through a resource book I haven't used in quite some time, I ran across a 3x5 card that had been passed along by my mother. On it, she had written a quote that she had found helpful. It comes from an ancient book attributed to Lao-Tzu, a Chinese philosopher who lived in the 6th ce

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, Thanks and a Message from Guatemala, Fresh Produce & Recipes Needed, and a Prayer & Psalm for the Week FROM THE RECTOR Wednesday, 12 August 2020 Dear Friends: In the aftermath of several deaths and funerals over the past few weeks, yesterday was a welcome respite and uplifting occasion. I officiated at a wedding. The bride and groom, both in their mid-60's, had known each other several years ago, but drifted apart; th