Service of Shadows Decor
In the Catholic tradition the services conducted Thursday through Saturday of Holy Week are sometimes referred to as the Tenebrae service. From the Latin, the word "tenebrae" can be translated as "darkness" and the...
Easter Topiaries
The unofficial theme for the Easter I created these topiaries might as well have been "Church Clean-Out," because everything I used to make them came from a huge church-wide cleaning and organizing event held...
Easter Floral Arrangements
When creating a aesthetic for Easter Sunday, the most important thing to me is the visual contrast of that day with the earlier barrenness of Lent and death and despair of Good Friday and...
A Litany for Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today the echo can still be heardStand still, if only for a moment.To listen.To remember.
A voice crying in Ramah,lamentation and bitter weeping.Rachel weeping for her children;refusing to be comfortedbecause they are no more.
The Jews,...
Journey of the Magi
One of our favorite additions to the church's service for Epiphany is a staged reading of T.S. Eliot's classic poem for Christmas, "Journey of the Magi." Originally published in 1927 as part of a...
Peace on Earth
The Christmas Truce of 1914 during World War I reflected the real peace that Jesus brought at Christmas when God chose to be present with God's people. We can choose the same when we...
The Stars Are Brightly Falling
Isaiah 40:1-5 and Mark 13.24-37
Originally Composed for Hope Sunday, November 27, 2011. Revised for Advent (General) December 2020.
Inspired by Paul Simon's song, "Getting Ready for Christmas Day"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Q_y4IqeQe8
As we close in on Christmas 2020, one...
Lighting the Advent Wreath: Love Litany
Use this link to download Call to Worship PDF. Sized so two copies may fit on a one sheet of 8 1/2 x 11 paper. Can also be emailed for online worship. Please respect...
Peace for Our Time
A Reflection on Psalm 85, Ezekiel 13, and Luke 2
My father-in-law never carried an umbrella, at least not for the last 75 years of his life. It wasn’t that he had a fondness for...
Rejoice Always
If you're one of the cool kids on TikTok, then you already know about Nathan Apodaca's video of himself skateboarding while drinking Cran-raspberry juice and listening to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams." If you're the parent...
