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White, green, green, white, blue. Sorry, I was just reminding myself what color the paraments need to be for each Sunday in November. For the altar guild, this time of year can seem a little confusing! That’s because one church year is coming to a close, and another one is starting.
Recently, while straightening up my office here at church, I rediscovered something interesting: a collection of booklets. Each booklet contains the minutes from one of our SC synod assemblies.
With Labor Day comes the unofficial start of fall, and the end of our summer series, “Brush Up on the Classics.”
On Wednesday evening, July 30th, more than 30 members of the congregation gathered in the fellowship hall to share a meal and to discuss the future of the church. The main topic of discussion was finances. In short, for the past few years, contributions have not kept up with expenses.
A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of driving down to Charleston for the annual South Carolina synod assembly. Pastors and delegates from every ELCA-Lutheran congregation in the state gathered to conduct business, to worship together, and to enjoy one another’s fellowship.
Thursday, May 29th was Ascension Day. It’s the day Jesus ascended back into heaven, forty days after his resurrection, as recorded in Acts 1:6-11.
Several times during the year, we observe holidays in worship that aren’t directly related to the church calendar. One of those holidays is this month: Memorial Day. During our Memorial Day service, we recognize all the deceased veterans of Mt. Hebron. We give thanks for their service, and we place flags on their graves after worship.
This month, we will celebrate Easter, the biggest festival of the church year. I am excited to worship with everyone on that day! But I’m also excited for other worship services this month as well. The Sunday before Easter is Palm Sunday, when we will remember Jesus’s entry into Jerusalem and read the story of his arrest, trial, and execution.
In the month of March, we begin our annual journey through the season of Lent. It’s a season which takes
place between two mountaintop experiences: the Transfiguration of Jesus on the final Sunday
of Epiphany, and his death on the cross on Good Friday. At the Transfiguration, we see the
glory of God on full display
This month, we get to observe one of the more obscure festivals on our liturgical calendar:
The Presentation of our Lord
Have you noticed how many of our Advent decorations involve light?
If you take the time to look at the gospel readings for the month of November, you’ll find that all of them are a bit depressing.
Happy October! As I sit here typing these words, I’m thinking about our most recent catechism class. We talked at length about the story of Noah’s Ark, and how when it was all over, God promised never again to destroy the earth with a flood.
This month marks the beginning of catechism classes for Garrett Barr, Ahyler Derrick, Atley Derrick, and Matthew Leaphart. It’s an exciting time for us all!
Signs give us important information. They tell us things that we need to know. If we didn’t have road signs, for example, it would be much harder for everyone to safely reach their destinations!
Ready, Set, Gold! This year’s VBS at Mt. Hebron just wrapped up.
