The Ministry of “Fatherhood!”
HAPPY FATHER’S DAY! On this day we give thanks to God for the gift of fatherhood. Fathers formed in the Anglican faith are called to lead and model their family life to fully live out the truth and the mercy of Christ in a balanced and loving way. They nurture their spiritual life having a […]
March in the Level II Atrium
Parents of Level II Atrium students, By now, your student has probably brought home a wall hanging depicting the five Kingdom Parables they have studied. In our synopses and discussions of these parables, we discovered the qualities of beauty, growth, and transformation in God’s Kingdom. Ask them to tell you about the parables–I think they’ll be happy to […]
This Month in the Level II Atrium
Parents of Level II Atrium students, My apologies for not getting a January note to you…I think I may have catching up on sleep missed during the Christmas season! Your children continued to learn about Jesus as an infant with presentations of The Adoration of the Magi and The Presentation in the Temple. They had very mixed reactions […]
Ashes to ashes….
The cross of ashes, traced upon the forehead of each Christian, is not only a reminder of death but inevitably (though tacitly) a pledge of resurrection. The ashes of a Christian are no longer mere ashes. The body of a Christian is a temple of the Holy Ghost, and though it is fated to see […]
The Great Litany
On the first Sunday of Lent, Feb 14th at St. John’s we will pray the “Great Litany.” For 472 years Anglicans have prayed with deep faith this litany during penitential times and in times of discernment, distress, war and disaster. The Great Litany (BCP: 148-53) was written by Archbishop Thomas Cranmer and first published in […]
