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Newsletter — January 30, 2022 January 30th, 2022

One thing that can often be disappointing is the saber rattling and the clamoring for war and the interventionism that both the left and right wings of this nation’s political parties engage in. What’s more disappointing is the tendency to think that, as some consolation for more …

Newsletter — January 23, 2022 January 23rd, 2022

The past couple weeks saw a bit of a chilly draft from the north. No, not just the weather. The law-makers in Canada have passed legislation banning “conversion therapy” making it a crime to “provide or promote services intended to change or repress a person’s sexual orientation or …

Newsletter — January 16, 2022 January 16th, 2022

Note on your calendars that the annual congregational meeting will take place on February 13. This meeting is really just a simple “business” meeting where the deacons and elders update you on the state of affairs of the church. These items will relate to things like finances, missions …

Newsletter — January 2, 2022 January 2nd, 2022

While many of your neighbors may have taken their Christmas decorations down and their Christmas cheer may be done and gone, Christmas isn’t quite over yet. There are 12 days of Christmastide, and today is the 9th day of those twelve. So there’s more to come! Christmas …

Newsletter — December 26, 2021 December 26th, 2021

Peace on earth, goodwill toward men! The meaning of these familiar words can become lost over time sometimes because we’re so familiar with them. And so it is a good and right thing to meditate on them. What does it mean that a multitude of angels proclaimed to men the goodwill of God in …

Newsletter — December 19, 2021 December 19th, 2021

This week on Friday, December 24th, we’ll hold our annual Lessons and Carols service and we hope you’ll join us. The tradition of the Lessons and Carols is a later addition to tradition, but a worthy one in which we combine scripture readings and carols that tell the story of the coming …

Newsletter — December 12, 2021 December 12th, 2021

One of the great things about this time of year is that many Christians who do not have a positive eschatology, sing as if they do. Take Joy to the World, for instance. “Let earth receive her King,” and “He rules the world,” sound very much in line with a more reformed and …

Newsletter — December 5, 2021 December 5th, 2021

This past Wednesday opened the Supreme Court deliberations in the Dobbs V. Jackson case. Thomas E. Dobbs is state health officer for Mississippi, and Jackson Women’s Health Organization is an abortion provider — in fact the only abortion clinic in the state. The question is whether …

Newsletter — November 28, 2021 November 28th, 2021

The Advent season is here! The liturgical color for advent is purple, symbolizing the royalty of the Lord. Advent is the beginning of the liturgical Church year, and a time of expectant and joyful waiting for Christmastide: the celebration of our Lord’s incarnation.

Newsletter — November 21, 2021 November 21st, 2021

Thanksgiving week is upon us. It is, of course, always good and right to render unto our God thanks and praise, but at this time of year here in the U.S., we have, for some time, set aside the fourth Thursday of every November as a special remembrance to give thanks. It is celebrated by …

Newsletter — November 14, 2021 November 14th, 2021

She said yes! In April, Sophie Goolsby will become Mrs. Brett Kernodle. We know that, “he who finds a wife finds a good thing, and obtains favor from the Lord,” but it’s always a special privilege and joy to see two young people in the congregation find God’s calling for their lives …

Newsletter — November 7, 2021 November 7th, 2021

In the last week of October, our regional presbytery, Athanasius Presbytery, held its yearly presbytery meeting which took place in Monroe, LA. Pastor Thacker attended as St. Mark’s minister and representative. The general report is that things went well and there are no major issues …