Tag Pastoral Blogging

Each time we gather for worship it is an act of Thanksgiving.  We remember all that God has done for us, and for us Christians, that includes the giving of His Son for our sake.  The very act of worship…

Well this is what I get for not looking ahead to what the topic of the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging would be for today.  I have previously written on Vestments and although I do not just want to link…

It is part of the history of America that one of the founding fathers liked the Turkey over the Bald Eagle as the symbol of the America.  I find this a very interesting a curious tale.  The hint of this…

Today, in the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging, is bloggers choice.  This is a day that Fr. John has given us to write about whatever we want, sort of freestyle if you will.  So today I am going to write…

Each of the days during Advent Fr. John Peck is giving us words or concepts to blog about as part of the 40 Days of Pastoral Blogging exercise.  This is day nine, and I have to say that most of…

If you have been reading these pages for any period of time you will know that my parish St. Michael Orthodox Church in Southbridge Massachusetts provides a free meal twice a month to people in the community.  We do not…

St. Paul’s Letter to the Hebrews 9:1-7 BRETHREN, the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the…

These words come from the Prophetic Words of Isaiah and describe the worship of all believers in the Heavenly places.  This is also one of the verses that influence the development of the worship in the Orthodox Church.  Orthodox believe…

I think it goes without saying that St. Paul is one of the greatest missionary figures of the New Testament.  In fact, most of the Epistle writings are those of St. Paul to the churches that he founded and they…

Why do we desire to rush the holiday season?  It seems that no sooner is Halloween over that the Christmas decorations start to appear in the stores.  I noticed the other day that the Town I live in has started…