Welcome to Worship for this Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (Remembrance Sunday), November 8th, 2020.
We are happy you have joined us, whether you were able to join us here in person or continue to join us virtually, YOU ARE WELCOME HERE!
As Remembrance Day occurs this week, our service today includes acts of remembrance throughout the service.
Our readings for today are: Amos 5:18-24; Psalm 70; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13
The first story from the Old Testament includes the prophetic warning from Amos who confronts ancient Israel with the reality of the impending day of the Lord, and who criticizes empty, ritualistic practices, calling instead for justice and righteousness to be realized within the worshipping community.
Psalm 70 is a song of lament, as it unfolds in a prayer of desperation in which the psalmist urgently calls on God for rescue and help.
In his letter to the ancient church in Thessalonica, Paul clarifies puzzling features of his preaching about the coming of Christ, and thus reassuring the community of believers. In the Gospel story from Matthew, Jesus tells the parable of the wise and the foolish bridesmaids and teaches the importance of the need for his disciples to stay awake and be alert.
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2020-11-08, Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost (Remembrance Sunday) Yr.A- WITH HYMNS,