Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. In the Anglican and Methodist traditions, the week after Whit Sunday, the Day of Pentecost, is known as Whitsuntide. It is devoted to the celebration of the gift and work of the Holy Spirit. It also contains the three summer Ember Days (Wednesday,
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Fifth Sunday of Easter for those Christian denominations that have adopted a version of the three-year Revised Common Lectionary. For churches following the one-year lectionary of the classical Anglican Prayer Book, The Book of Common Prayer of 1662, it is
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday, the Sunday next before Easter, commonly called Palm Sunday, marks the beginning of Holy Week. In many Anglican, Episcopal, and Lutheran churches observe Palm Sunday with a solemn procession in which the congregation carries palm, box, olive, willow, or yew branches
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the First Sunday in Lent. During the season of Lent, Sundays are referred to being “in” the season due to their festal character and the season’s penitential nature. Every Sunday is a little Easter, a celebration of Jesus’ victory over death.
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. This Sunday is the Second Sunday after the Epiphany. The topic of this Sunday’s message is the practicing Christian’s partnership with Christ. Readings: Isaiah 49: 1-7; 1 Corinthians 1: 1-9; and John 1: 29-42 Message: Partners with Christ Link: https://allhallowsmurray.blogspot.com/2026/01/sundays-at-all-hallows-january-18-2026.html Please feel free to
Welcome to Christmas Day at All Hallows Up until the 1930s “Old Christmas” was celebrated in Eastern Kentucky, in Appalachia. “Old Christmas” fell on January 6, what had been Christmas Day, according to the Julian Calendar. With the adoption of the Gregorian Calendar in the sixteenth century Christmas Day
Welcome to Sundays at All Hallows. Advent Sunday, the first Sunday of Advent, falls on November 30, 2025. The Advent Season is a short one, only four Sundays, and it is too often overshadowed by the season that follows—Christmas. Indeed, many churches begin to celebrate Christmas during Advent. This
Welcome to Thursday Evenings at All Hallows. In the Jackson Purchase the autumn rainy season has finally begun in earnest. We have had several wet days. The leaves have also begun to change color, turning yellow, gold, orange, and various shades of red. Like the year, our lives have seasons