Greeting/Invocation
We light the first ADVENT CANDLE and say or sing:
Jesus Christ is the Light of the World!
~The Light no darkness can extinguish!
Throughout all the Earth their voices carry;
~Their message … Read the rest
Invitation to Worship
Our Risen Love,
who called and sent the Apostles,
Come, let us praise and adore.
O Holy One, + open my lips,
~And my mouth shall proclaim your praise.
Throughout all the Earth their voices … Read the rest
SERVICE OF LIGHT
Greeting/Invocation
Each evening this week, we light the First Candle on the Advent Wreath, and say or sing:
Light and Peace in Jesus Christ our Lord! … Read the rest
O Holy ONE + open my lips,
~And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
Blest is the One who comes in the NAME of our God
~Hosanna in the highest!
ADVENT MORNING HYMN
SERVICE OF PRAISE
Greeting/Invocation
Each evening this week, we light the First Candle on the … Read the rest
Sunshine & Laundry. The Thanksgiving weekend provided bright sun and day time temperatures around 48 degrees–warm enough to get three loads of laundry hung outside on Friday and another on Saturday. There is nothing like the … Read the rest
Ad te levavi anima mea, Deus meus,
in te confido non erubescat;
neque irideant me inimici mei,
et enim universi qui te expectant non confundentur.
This recipe takes its name from the opening words of the “Collect”
for the First Sunday of Advent: Stir up your power, O Lord, and come.
According to an old English tradition, the Plum Pudding served at Christmas … Read the rest
There is a great entry on Stir-Up Pudding available on Wikipedia.
When I started collecting Liturgical Cookbooks, I was delighted to read the version of the Stir-up Pudding story recounted by Florence Berger in Cooking For Christ: The Liturgical Year … Read the rest
O Holy ONE + open my lips,
~And my mouth will proclaim your praise.
