Category: Our Salvation Came After Mary Said Yes to God / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 23, 2024
In today's Gospel (Luke 1), Luke speaks of Mary's visit to Elizabeth while both were pregnant. John the Baptist, in Elizabeth's womb, reacted strongly to the presence of Jesus, in Mary's womb. Humans communicate with...
Category: Christ is Always With Us--Are We Listening? / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 16, 2024
In Advent, we prepare for the Second Coming of Christ--(future)--and Christ's birth into the world. At the same time, we know that Christ is always present in our lives, loves us, speaks to and with...
Category: Holding Back from Sharing Christ / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 09, 2024
For various reasons, given today's society and both family and social concerns, we frequently hold back from sharing Christ--even from inviting others to join us for worship and communion here at Calvary. Christ's message is...
Category: God Speaks to Us in the Here and Now as We Prepare for Christ's Second Coming / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
December 01, 2024
The 1st and 2nd Sundays of Advent we are being asked to think about Christ's Second Coming. God's timing is not the same as ours, so we don't know when that time of the Second...
Category: Becoming One with the Holiness of God / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 29, 2024
We need to remember Christ's call to us to be loving members of the Body of Christ and to reach out to those in need. Christ continues to reach out to us, not because we...
Category: We Are Called to Share in Christ's Life and Mission / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 24, 2024
Through our baptism, we are members of the body of Christ. We are called to share in Christ's life and mission throughout the world.
Category: I Have Set the Lord Continuously Before Me / Speaker: Ross Neir
November 17, 2024
Psalm 16 was written by King David when he felt threatened and in enemy territory. It is basically saying that God will protect me."
Category: Giving Your Heart to God / Speaker: The Reverend Michael D. Rasicci
November 11, 2024
In today's Gospel (Mark 12: 38-44), Jesus tells His disciples about the donation a widow made of two copper coins (each worth about 1/8th of a penny--all she had). She was giving her heart to...
