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“I’ve had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.”
— Mark Twain (1835-1910)
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New: PentecosT 25, New Bishop, “AV” GROUP
November 15, 2026: Pentecost 25
This coming Sunday is Pentecost 25, Year A, in the Liturgical Calendar.
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This Sunday’s gospel reading is from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus shares what may be one of his more perplexing parables, the parable of the five talents. He concludes by saying, “For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; bu
This coming Sunday is Pentecost 25, Year A, in the Liturgical Calendar.
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This Sunday’s gospel reading is from the Gospel of Matthew, where Jesus shares what may be one of his more perplexing parables, the parable of the five talents. He concludes by saying, “For to all those who have, more will be given, and they will have an abundance; but from those who have nothing, even what they have will be taken away.”
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To be a lector, lead morning prayer or contribute to the morning service, click HERE and sign up. See the vestment colors, the altar colors, the Bible readings and the liturgical calendar by clicking HERE and selecting the date. Note that a date’s numeral color is the vestment and altar color for that day.
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IMAGE & CREDIT: tracygood1 via iStock (John);
northern-light via iStock (Luke); mady70 via iStock (Matthew).
Halloween Fun, Breakfasts, Bishop
The trick-or-treat curbside candy and snack dole-out of October 31 was a great hit. Dan, Peggy, Amy, Rose, Garrett, Marcus and Hope attended, and gave out treats. Jimothy Beckholt helped. A lot of kids (and big kids) showed up. Few candies or snacks were left over.
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The Community Breakfast on Aug. 30, 2026 was a hit, also. About 30 guests
The trick-or-treat curbside candy and snack dole-out of October 31 was a great hit. Dan, Peggy, Amy, Rose, Garrett, Marcus and Hope attended, and gave out treats. Jimothy Beckholt helped. A lot of kids (and big kids) showed up. Few candies or snacks were left over.
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The Community Breakfast on Aug. 30, 2026 was a hit, also. About 30 guests attended in person and about 79 meals were delivered. The next one is Dec. 27 at 10 a.m. Thanks to all who helped. Left to right are Debbie, Amy, Mason, Josh, Lexi and Garrett.
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Bishop-elect David Sibley was chosen at a Special Diocesan Convention in Lexington on Aug. 1, 2026. He was the Rector of St. Paul’s Church in Walla Walla, Wash. He brings a record of innovative parish leadership, church-wide service and organizational stewardship, having served congregations in Washington and New York. He has also served in church-wide ministry as a deputy to General Convention, helped lead church-wide efforts to reform the Denominational Health Plan and currently chairs the Joint Standing Committee on Nominations. David is a four-time champion on the TV show Jeopardy! and was a Tournament of Champions semifinalist in 2024. He and his wife Emily have a young daughter. Read more HERE.
Our Differing Mode of Worship
The Church the Advent has embarked on a unique worship format with recorded audio-visual sermons from around the world, and then a group discussion afterward.
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This has proven to be a popular format and we invite you to attend.
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While our liturgical structure is to have a visiting priest twice-monthly to celebrate Eucharist (communion), on
The Church the Advent has embarked on a unique worship format with recorded audio-visual sermons from around the world, and then a group discussion afterward.
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This has proven to be a popular format and we invite you to attend.
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While our liturgical structure is to have a visiting priest twice-monthly to celebrate Eucharist (communion), on the other Sundays we listen to sermons from other Episcopal churches and other Christian faith communities. The videos are well done and engaging, as is the group discussion afterward.
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We couple this approach with something we call Morning Prayer. This is essentially reading the biblical texts that are assigned for a given day, within our denomination’s daily worship service — which itself is full of scriptural texts, so they are both educational and inspiring.
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We invite you to come step through our door and give it a try.
BE the CHURCh... Be the Change
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Bishop Mark’s Vision for Our Episcopal Diocese Is Encapsulated as “Be the Church, Be the Change”
Bishop Mark Van Koevering: “Together, we can make this vision a living vision that is shared by all. As promised at Special Convention 2019, a Vision Study Guide has been produced to: 1) Enhance our mutual understanding of our common vision; 2) Enable each faith community to put the vision into context locally; and 3) Strengthen our unity as a Church.” Download the guide by clicking HERE.
What does “Episcopal” mean?
The Episcopal Church is “Protestant, yet Catholic.” Episcopal means “of bishops.” The Episcopal Church traces its bishops (its ministers and clergy) and its origins back to the Apostles (the early followers of Jesus) via holy orders, which are a direct line of succession back to the time of Jesus.
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Our Presiding Bishop, Michael Curry, recently generated new interest in the Episcopal Church at the Royal Wedding. See the story HERE. See Bishop Curry’s sermon HERE. See the “Saturday Night Live” spoof of Curry by clicking HERE. Photo Credit: AdrianHancu
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