“We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life.” – Romans 6:4 Even as we journey deep into the heart of Lent, we’re keeping our eyes lifted toward Holy […]
Lent is a season of waiting, anticipation, denial, adding on. It is our most corporate time as a universal, historic church. For 40 days (just over a tithe of the year!!), we choose disciplines and practices that prepare us to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus. You will notice some differences during our Sunday […]
Services on February 17 at Restoration: 6:30am: Imposition of Ashes, Litany of Confession, Holy Eucharist, Jamie Brown is our guest musical worship leader [65mins] Noon: Imposition of Ashes, Litany of Confession, Holy Eucharist, Jamie Brown is our guest musical worship leader, nursery for children 2 and under [65mins] 8:30pm: Compline Prayer Service, Imposition of Ashes, […]
Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, February 17. Historically, during the days before Ash Wednesday, Christians were expected to confess in preparation for the penitential season. Today, many Christians make a point of self-examination on Shrove Tuesday, focusing on sins from which we need to turn away and asking God for spiritual direction. Shrove (past tense […]
Epiphany The season of Epiphany always begins on the 12th day of Christmas: January 6. It is difficult to capture all the nuance and meaning of the Greek root in Epiphany, but generally it means ‘revelation’ or ‘manifestation of that which has been hidden.’ Our Anglican morning prayer service, (p. 76, BCP) has three verses […]
A few more thoughts on what in the world we are doing during these 40 days… From the Anglo-Saxon lencten: spring, the time of lengthening days. Lent is the forty-day penitential season beginning on Ash Wednesday and ending on Easter Eve. Until quite recent years Lent was observed by enough people and with enough seriousness […]
Erin Coleman is on staff at Restoration. She oversees all of our Sunday morning worship life. Here are some of her thoughts on how things will ‘feel’ different during Lent: We’re coming up on six weeks in to the worship life of Restoration, and I feel like we’re starting to hit our stride. There’s a […]
Lent starts with our Ash Wednesday service on Feb 25th: 7:30pm at the church. From Feb 26 until April 3, we will have opportunities for corporate prayer each day of the week, Monday-Friday. The times will vary by day, but will be the same every week (for example: every Monday at 8:30pm, every Tuesday at […]
Lent is one of those beautiful, funky, makes you go hmmm, reflective times of the year. Next Wednesday, millions of people will go to work and school with ash crosses on their head. They will have the words– for you are dust and to dust you shall return– echoing in their ears. People outside the […]
Nov 1 is historically the day the church remembers those whom have died in the previous calendar year: All Saints Day. ‘Saint’ is quite a loaded term in our culture. It is used throughout the New Testament to refer to those who have been ‘set apart’ or made holy by their relationship with God through […]