Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows The Feast of the Presentation falls on February 2 of each year. If it falls on a Sunday, its observance takes precedence over that Sunday’s. This year it fell on a Sunday. The Feast of the Presentation is also known as Candlemas. On Candlemas,
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. In the twenty-first century those planning worship have a broad range of hymns and other forms of church music from which they can select treasures both old and new, like those the master of the house brought from his storeroom in Matthew 13:52. The
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the First Sunday after Christmas, the last Sunday of the old civil year. Next Sunday will be the Second Sunday after Christmas. It will also be Twelfth Night and will bring the Christmas Season to a close. Monday, January 6, is
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Third Sunday of Advent, also called Gaudete Sunday, It takes its name from the Latin word Gaudete, “Rejoice,” a reference to Philippians 4: 4-7. On Gaudete Sunday churches which have an Advent Wreath light the third candle, the pink candle,
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday, the Sunday before Advent is designated “Christ the King Sunday” in a number of denominations. On this Sunday Christ’s kingship over all creation is recognized, affirmed, and celebrated. In Anglican churches this Sunday is also known as “Stir-Up Sunday,” so named after
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. This week, the second week of November, is World Kindness Week, devoted to promoting more kindness throughout the year. World Kindness Week was originally launched by the World Kindness Movement as World Kindness Day, November 13, in 1998 but evolved into World Kindness
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. Jesus was a keen observer of everything around him. He not only noticed how people behaved but also discerned their motives. He was able to see beyond people’s outward appearances and to see their true selves. In this Sunday’s message we reflect upon
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows The hymn Gloria in excelsis, “Glory to God in the highest, is one of the oldest Christian hymns, taking its opening words from the Gospel of Luke. In this Sunday’s service the Gloria in excelsis serves as a response to the reading from the