Advent 4 – Sunday, December 23 8:00 a.m.   Holy Eucharist 10:00 a.m. Traditional Anglican Lessons and Carols (No Eucharist or sermon) 10:00 a.m. Godly Play Christmas Story for the Children in Sunday School Christmas Eve – Monday, December 24 4:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist with Christmas Pageant  10:30 p.m. Piano Christmas

Gulliver woke up to find that he was immobile, tied down by myriads of tiny Lilliputian ropes.  That is one of the best descriptions of the human condition – tied down and made immobile, unable to act freely, trapped by myriad tiny ropes. Yes, major events can do that also,

I was baptized and raised in the Roman Catholic Church, a church that claims to be the original church founded by Jesus and recognizes the apostle Peter as its first pope. My parish priests and Catholic school teachers presented the Catholic Church’s spiritual credentials throughout my childhood and early adulthood.