Read the Lectionary Texts   Let’s sing a little Christmas song together, just to get ourselves re-energized after an exhausting Thanksgiving holiday.  We wish you a merry Christmas! We wish you a merry Christmas! We wish you a merry Christmas! And a happy New Year! Great! We’ll sing that again in a moment, but before we do, let’s share an ancient Advent tradition. It is customary on the first Sunday of Advent for people in church to turn to those they love and give them a nice Advent kiss. So turn to the ones you love right now – [READ MORE]

Read the Lectionary Texts   Today is one of those very special Sundays in the Church Year that usually receive little or no attention. The calendars call it “Reign of Christ Sunday” or “Christ The King Sunday.” It is the very last Sunday in the liturgical year. The "Christian Year" began twelve months ago, on the first Sunday in Advent. With Christians all over the world, we lifted up the Good News that Jesus is coming! With Christmas carols, and our Poinsettia trees, and beautiful Nativity set, and the lighting of the Advent candles of Hope, Peace, Joy and [READ MORE]