Celebrate
"the righteous shall be glad; they shall exult before God; they shall be jubilant with joy!" Psalm 68:3
In the Anglican tradition, we celebrate certain seasons and holy days based on the ancient church calendar. Below are resources related to such times.
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Lenten Reflections: A Place to Be Still
By Guest | | Celebrate | from the pew, Lent, Liturgy, Palm Sunday, stillness, Text
The rhythms of the daily office and lectionary readings invite me in to be present and journey through the seasons. During Lent I yearn for even more space to allow each moment, each word to penetrate my soul.
Lenten Reflections: Baring the Soil of My Soul
By Guest | | Celebrate | from the pew, Lent, parishioner, Text
As we approach Lent, I examine myself. I am unable to deny that I am a dirty saint, a messy image-bearer, a broken disciple. This would be troubling if not for the gospel of grace that wipes away the dirt, cleans up the mess and smooths the sharp places of my broken edges.
Lenten Reflections: Preparation for Celebration
By Guest | | Celebrate | Lauren Balfour, Lent, parishioner, Repentance, Text
Lent in particular is a season for preparation, for repentance. Reflection on our own brokenness and the fallen state of our world leads to repentance, asking God for his mercy to come and to do what only he can—make us whole and make things right.
Lenten Reflections: A Season of Honesty
By Guest | | Celebrate | 1 Peter 1:25, Joel 2:12-14, Lent, Mark 1:12-15, parishioner, Proverbs 4:23, Psalm 51, Psalm 73:26, reflections, Text
During the Lenten season, the great thing is when you lay down your shortcomings and failures, you’re able to pick up something greater. To each person it’s something different.
Good Friday: The Bizarre Mission of Surrender
By Robert+ Cook | | Celebrate, Spiritual Growth | Good Friday, suffering, Text
As Jesus surrendered to His Father’s will, He ended up on the cross and died. I don’t know about you, but this does not make surrendering to God very appealing.
Triduum Easter
By +Philip Jones | | Celebrate | Easter, Good Friday
+Philip Jones shares about the Holiest Days of Holy Week.
Meeting God During Lent
By Chris+ Myers | | Celebrate | Chris+ Myers, Colossians 3:3;12-13, fasting, Lent, Text
The act of putting to death earthly things in us is the continual call of Christians; but the season of Lent offers an especially intensified period of time to do this.
Isolation Processing
By +Philip Jones | | Celebrate, Leadership | Ash Wednesday, Church year, Lent, Text
The Christian life is embedded in the cross. The ashes are imposed upon us making the sign of the cross on our forehead. It is a reminder that yes, we will die and return to dust, but that is not the last word.
Lent in our Wilderness
By Guest | | Celebrate | Church year, Lent, Luke 4:1-2, Text
In the wilderness, harsh as it is, I cannot continue to prop-up the illusion that I can ignore my brokenness or deal with it in my own power. In the wilderness, I am offered the opportunity to face the truth about myself and trust the Father’s voice.
Life, Death and the Annunciation
By Guest | | Celebrate | Lent, Luke 2:19, Text, The Annunciation
The Feast of the Annunciation is celebration of the day when Mary received the news from Gabriel that she was going to bear the Son of God. It feels odd to celebrate this day of good news and new life in this solemn Lenten season of repentance and death. But the date can’t be helped—nine months from now we will celebrate the birth of Jesus.