The eye of the storm
December 17, 2017 – Liz Gray Isaiah 65.17-25 : Psalm 126 : John 3.22-30 Listen to the songs here.
Advent
Giving A Little Love
The first time I went to Sunrise Senior Living to sing Christmas Carols with the residents, I was a volunteer working with APEX Youth Ministry and had no idea what to expect. By the time it was over, I was convinced that we needed to do this every year and now that I am the […]
Christmas Eve is Coming Soon!
We are so excited about Christmas Eve at Restoration! (Looking for information about Advent? Read this post.) Restoration will have 4 services on Christmas Eve (8am, 3pm, 5pm, & 9pm) to celebrate the incarnation of God in His Son, Jesus Christ. Before I describe what to expect at each service, let me answer the most important […]
Why do we pray scripted prayers?
Last week we handed out a simplified version of our Anglican Book of Common Prayer called Praying through the Year. We’ve loved hearing the ways many of you are integrating this booklet into your daily life. We will have more copies of this resource available on Sunday in the narthex, and we’d love for you […]
Common Prayer…Simplified
Hey Restos! It’s me again, that woman who can’t seem to make it to church on time and talks an awful lot about toast. I was overwhelmed by the response to my recent blog about running late for church. So many of you reached out and shared stories of how you, like me, are hungry […]
Advent Calendar… join the community
We are looking forward to walking this journey toward Christmas with you! Here are some ways you can join the Restoration community during this season. Morning Prayer – Join Morgan Reed in the sanctuary for morning prayer on Tuesdays (Dec 5, 12, 19) from 7am – 7:30 with the option of confession from 7:30 – 8. Adventy […]
Confession: Good for our Souls
The eight-year-old atheist Every Wednesday, when I was 8 years of age, I would leave school an hour early with about 10 other children to walk to a nearby home for time-release-bible-study. As the door to the house opened, our host would greet us with a smile and tins of butter cookies. After gorging ourselves on butter […]
Christmas Eve . . . and all the trimmings
We are so excited about Christmas Eve at Restoration! Restoration will have 3 services on December 24 to celebrate the incarnation of God in His Son, Jesus Christ. Before I describe what to expect at each service, let me answer the most important logistical question: Where should I park? Restoration uses a parking garage that […]
CULTIVATING A HEART FOR OUTREACH. HOW TO START ‘EM YOUNG.
Restoration is a place that connects people to God, to others, and to the needs of the world. We are a church that seeks to support those most vulnerable who live both locally and globally. Yet, most of our outreach opportunities are for older teens and adults. So how do we grow kids into […]
Icons in Advent? hmm…
I did not grow up in a tradition that uses icons. I was told, in fact, that icons were dangerous idols that Catholics prayed to. So what in the heavens or on earth led me to be a proponent of using icons in our worship service this advent? I cannot speak for all Catholics, but as […]