WELCOMES YOU!!
The Third Sunday after Epiphany
24 January 2021
As we continue through the time after Epiphany, stories of the call to discipleship show us the implications of our baptismal calling to show Christ to the world. Jesus begins proclaiming the good news and calling people to repentance right after John the Baptist is arrested for preaching in a similar way. Knowing that John was later executed, we see at the very outset the cost of discipleship. Still, the two sets of brothers leave everything they have known and worked for all their lives to follow Jesus and fish for people.
The book of Jonah is a comedy starring a reluctant prophet who is given a one-sentence message: Nineveh will be destroyed in forty days. Much to Jonah’s dismay, the people of Nineveh repent. The point of the story is to get the reader to wrestle with the question “On whom should God have mercy?”
God alone is my rock and my salvation. (Ps. 62:6)
Paul does not disapprove of marriage or other human social institutions. He does, however, want Christians to live in the present in fervent anticipation of God’s future, which even now has dawned through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Before Jesus calls his first disciples, he proclaims a message that becomes known as “the gospel” or good news from God. God is ready to rule our lives. Those who realize this will respond with repentance and faith.
(from Sundays and Seasons, 2021)
The Church Office is opened during the week:
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Here is the information for the Zoom Fellowship on Sunday, 24 January, from 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm
David Hardy is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
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We offer in person worship every Sunday at 9:30 a.m. with Holy Communion. We adhere to safety requirements.
The Quilting Group will resume meeting on 7 January, at 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
For your information, we have made a small video of what to expect when you come to church for worship. It has been uploaded to our website. Go into the Worship Page and click on
In-person Worship Welcome
We hope this will help you with the expectations of the worship during this time.
Yours in Christ,
The Rev. David E. Hardy, D.D.