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Newsletter Article for the August edition of The Hillside Messenger   Reflections on St. Paul’s Epistle to the Colossians, Chapter 1, verses 9-14   For four months now, while we have all been sheltering in place by order of county and state, we have had time to pray and reflect Read more…

Article for the July edition of The Hillside Messenger   “Born of the Spirit and led by Him”   In my article for the June edition of our monthly newsletter, I referred to the importance of growing in the Holy Spirit day by day. Without being born of water and Read more…

Newsletter Article for the June edition of “The Hillside Messenger”   “Reflections on our Mission”   Trinity Sunday is the Festival of the Liturgical Year which celebrates the doctrine of the Holy Trinity of God, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. The seasons of Lent, Eastertide, Ascensiontide and Pentecost have reminded Read more…

Newsletter Article for the May edition of The Hillside Messenger   “The Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ and the coming of the Holy Spirit”   The resurrection appearances of the Lord Jesus Christ to the disciples over a forty day period (Acts 1:3) following Easter Day were important to Read more…

Newsletter Article for the April edition of The Hillside Messenger   “A Hermit’s view of Passiontide and Easter”   In traditional Christian teaching about the Church, the corporate nature of the Church is often emphasized, since this, rather than an individual view of faith, is paramount in Holy Scripture. Though Read more…

Newsletter Article for the March edition of The Hillside Messenger  Disciplines of Lent The season of Lent may seem to some an anomaly in a hedonistic culture. Why, someone may ask, should the Church be concerned with penitence, fasting and prayer, when the Lord Jesus Christ so long ago redeemed Read more…

Newsletter Article for the February edition of The Hillside Messenger   “Preparing for Lent”   The 1928 Prayer Book makes provision for a season called Pre-Lent before the actual beginning of Lent on Ash Wednesday. This season consists of three weeks, the weeks of Septuagesima, Sexagesima, and Quinquagesima, these names Read more…

Newsletter Article for the January edition of The Hillside Messenger   “Epiphany and Renewal”   The Festival of the Epiphany on January 6th, is the twelfth day of Christmas, and the official end of Christmastide. The Festival of the Epiphany celebrates the revelation of the Lord Jesus Christ to the Read more…