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Does God hate chocolate? (Lent and Fasting)
To answer the question posed in the headline: HECK NO! But having said that... What am I going to “give up” for Lent? Chocolate? Weekly viewing of The Bachelor? Social media? The question of giving up something arises in my mind every time the penitential season...
Devotions for Lent
A parishioner asks: “Fr. Curt, are there any devotional practices for Lent you could recommend?” Yes, there are! While college basketball fans everywhere (except maybe Lansing) eagerly anticipate March Madness, Episcopalians revel in Lent Madness. This is a fun way...
Random Thoughts on the Beginning of Lent, by the Rev. Curt Norman
The liturgical season of Lent begins this year on March 1 with the observance of Ash Wednesday. But it’s not too soon to begin thinking about how we, as followers of Jesus in the 21st Century, can approach this holy time. It’s fair to ask the question: what are we...
We Have A New Rector!
It is with great joy that I proclaim—“We have a new Rector!” This month your Vestry offered a Letter of Agreement to Rev. Curtis Norman of Stephenville, TX. He accepted our offer and agreed to become our next Rector. Curt received his Bachelor of Arts, Radio,...
10th Anniversary | The Choral Scholar Program!
This fall marks the ten-year anniversary of the choral scholar program at St. John’s! Since the beginning of the program, students have been an integral part of our worship at St. John’s. These students have gone on to become leaders of their own choirs, singers in...
Something Larger Than Ourselves
"The Butterfly Effect," "ripples in a pond," "no man is an island." These catchy clichés are all trying to express the same conventional wisdom that we are not alone. It?s true.We are not alone and our actions are far reaching. I suspect the reason for so many of...
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