EASTER DAY March 31, 2024 Acts 10:34-43 I Corinthians 15:1-11 Mark 16:1-8 When we think of Easter, what first comes to mind? Easter eggs? The bunny or the French bells that shower chocolate eggs from the sky for the children? Roast lamb and simnel cake? Beautiful flowers and hymns? All these traditions are important parts…
Martyrs de la foi Martyrs of the Faith Vendredi Saint, 2024 Good Friday, 2024 Mark Ji Tianxiang (1834 – 1900) L’histoire de l’opium en Chine est une histoire tragique d’impérialisme, d’exploitation et d’addiction. Lorsque la Chine s’est ouverte au commerce avec l’Occident, à l’apogée de l’essor impérialiste et colonial de l’Europe, ce qu’elle voulait en…
Good Friday 2024 Christians through the ages have tried to express their thoughts and feelings about what happened in Palestine on this day almost two thousand years ago by using paradoxes. A paradox is a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement or idea that at first sight is opposed to common sense, but often turns out…
Jeudi Saint 2024 Nos pieds sont une partie de notre corps assez paradoxale. C’est à la fois ces membres sur lesquels nous nous tenons, avec lesquels nous allons partout, grâce auxquels nous sommes en contact avec la terre entière et à la fois quelque chose de très intime. Dans beaucoup de cultures anciennes ou présentes,…
Palm Sunday March 24, 2024, Mark 11 :1-11 Palm Sunday always brings back memories of childhood. I suppose the hot cross buns left the greatest impression; more so than the story of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem. I liked the palm crosses we made, and it was always fun to see a donkey walk into church.…
Lent V March 17, 2024 Jeremiah 31 :31-34 Hebrews 5 :5-10 John 12 :20-33 John’s gospel is full of little stories about Jesus meeting people. You might almost say that the story of Jesus’ life, is told through these meetings – more so perhaps than in the gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke. Here are a few examples:…
Lent III March 3, 2024 Exodus 20:1-17 I Corinthians 1:18-25 John 2:13-22 While we were cleaning up the three panels at the front of the church, we discovered that they are exactly one hundred and fifty years old this year. In gold letters, they spell out the Lord’s Prayer, the Apostles’ Creed and the Ten…