+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ In Isaiah we are given a vision of the great feast to come, when God will wipe away death forever. In Jesus’ parable about a great banquet, those invited do not come, so the invitation is extended to others. In our liturgy God spreads a table before […]
Trinity Tidings | October 5
+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ In today’s gospel reading, Jesus tells a vineyard parable, which serves as an image of Israel, the prophets’ mission, and Christ’s death. For Christians, the vineyard also speaks of God’s love poured out in the blood of Christ, given to us for the forgiveness of sin. Grafted […]
Trinity Tidings | September 28
+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ Jesus’ parable about two sons who don’t do what they say reveals surprises in the reign of God. In the reading from Ezekiel the people claim the ways of the Lord are unfair, while God offers repentance and new life. Paul urges us to look to Christ […]
Trinity Tidings | September 21
+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ Matthew narrates one of Jesus’ controversial parables in which Jesus says that the reign of God is like that of a landowner who pays his workers the same wage no matter what time of day they began to work. When God changes God’s mind about punishing Nineveh […]
Trinity Tidings | September 14
+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ In today’s second reading Paul questions why we judge one another, since we all stand before the judgment of God. Yet we do sin against one another, and Jesus’ challenge that we forgive seventy-seven times reveals God’s boundless mercy. When we hear the words of forgiveness in […]
Trinity Tidings | September 7
+WORSHIP | IN-PERSON or Online | 9:30 AM+ Conflict is a part of relationships and life in community. Jesus’ words in today’s gospel are often used in situations having to do with church discipline. The prophet Ezekiel tells of warning the wicked to turn from their ways, and Paul reminds us that love is the […]