Ascension Day

Ascension Day

Time to start baking those birthday cakes. Why? Because in a week and a bit, the Church will be celebrating its birthday. But it’s not quite time yet to talk about Pentecost. Not quite time for talk of sweeping winds and tongues of fire. Peter isn’t primed for his...
Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

Hosanna to the Son of David.Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.Behold your king comes to you, O Zion,meek and lowly, sitting upon an ass.Ride on in the cause of truthand for the sake of justice.Your throne is the throne of God, it endures for ever;and the...
Ash Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

Today is one of the weird days of the liturgical calendar. Every other day is a celebration yet traditional services for Ash Wednesday end with the congregation having ash crosses drawn on our foreheads. A mark of mourning. Hardly celebratory. So why do we mark it?...
Candlemas

Candlemas

Today, according to the Liturgical Calendar, is a festival known as Candlemas. While it isn’t celebrated or kept by many denominations today, it provides us with a chance to bring our focus back to Jesus. Traditionally, Candlemas had a two-fold purpose. Firstly, it...