Monthly Archives: March 2017

          There is much discussion about community life with the publication of “The Benedict Option” a book by Rob Dreher ( https://books.google.com/books?id=GaMgDgAAQBAJ&source=kp_cover&hl=en ) In the setting of a small church, the community life Dreher describes, occurs around our time together. … Continue reading →

March 25 marks the Church’s celebration of the Annunciation (an old word for “announcement”).  Here is the story from the Gospel of Luke:  In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called … Continue reading →

The Feast Day of St. Patrick: Patrick was born into a Christian family somewhere on the northwest coast of Britain in about 390. His grandfather had been a Christian priest and his father, Calpornius, a deacon. Calpornius was an important … Continue reading →

From Bagster’s Daily light Friday March 10th The Lord will provide.1 God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering.2 Behold, the Lord’s hand is not shortened, that it cannot save; neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear.3  … Continue reading →

One of our hymns for Lent begins, “The glory of these forty days we celebrate with songs of praise; for Christ, by whom all things were made, himself has fasted and has prayed.”  The text of the hymn comes from … Continue reading →

One of our hymns for Lent begins, “The glory of these forty days we celebrate with songs of praise; For Christ, by whom all things were made, Himself has fasted and has prayed.”  The text of the hymn comes from … Continue reading →

During the Sundays in Lent we say as a community the Litany. It is a corporate prayer for ourselves, friends, colleagues, and family. In the Litany we pray for our neighborhoods, communities, and the nation. Our petitions covers the whole … Continue reading →

     St. Barnabas invites you to join us for soup suppers on Wednesday evenings during Lent (March 8 through April 5).  Supper will be available beginning at 6:00 pm, but it’s OK to come later if traffic is slow.  Sharing a simple meal … Continue reading →