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A Letter From Father Luis
A letter from father luis
The Church continues to celebrate the season of light in the coming weeks. This Sunday we commemorate the baptism of Jesus and remember our own, and the Sunday following we commemorate his first miracle at Cana where Jesus performed his first miracle, and through it – as St. John tells us – he “revealed his glory; and his disciples believed in him.” (John 2:11) Here at St. Paul’s we too continue our “light-walk” as we gather for our Annual Meeting and consider the past in the light of our present, and envision the coming year. On Sunday, January 27th, is scheduled a visit by our Bishop and at the Sunday Eucharist our making special celebration for this new ministry into which we have entered. Ultimately all this is part of our celebration of the new light we know has come into the world; this light who have committed ourselves to follow and to make known. Christmas and Epiphany are not over. They have only begun. Now is the season when the Church particularly focuses on the growing presence of God’s light in the world. When you come into church this Sunday you may wonder why the crèche is still up. Well, as we celebrate the light, our focus is on the manifestation of God’s Light in the person of Jesus, who is both human and divine. And while not a lot of people realize it, the end of this seasonal cycle comes with the Feast of the Presentation on 2 February. It is then we celebrate forty days after Jesus birth and commemorate his being presented in the Temple. It is then we rejoice with the old man Simeon who recognizes Jesus as “a light for revelation to the Gentiles and for glory to [God’s] people Israel.” (Luke 2:32) Christmas/Epiphany has only begun. We have many days to continue our observance and contemplate its significance. This year our crèche will remain until February 2 as a reminder that the Christmas event is an ongoing process through which God is constantly revealing his glory in the world, most particularly through his people. Blessed Christmas, Blessed Epiphany to you all. Fr. Luis frluis@stpaulsepiscopalbakersfield.org www.facebook.com/frluis.rodriguez Prayers of the People Sunday January 6, 2019We pray for the special needs and concerns of this congregation: Marilyn, Dee, Josie, Scott, Marian, Monique, Sandy, Pam, Cathy b., Matt, David, Be, David D., Cindy, Tyson Gill, Naomi, Bob, Luisa H., Patricia, Heather, Lynn, kami, Little Desiree (aka DJ), Blanche, Penny, Richard, U.S. Congress, Roberto.
We pray for those who have died, that they may have a place in God’s Eternal Kingdom: Art, Marie, Cecil, Agnes, Harrison Lake, Maureen, Chanelle, Alice, Agnes, Brayden Eidenshink, Bonnie Theobold, Bonnie, Steve Swensen, Maureen Prayer requests will be honored for one month. If you need to extend your request please notify Elaine for a 1 month extension. You may still write in a name as you enter the church for service. |
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