By Neva Rae Fox Correspondent The beginning of Lent 2021 is mere weeks away, raising questions about how to approach Ash Wednesday during a pandemic. What will the day look like? Will churches be open? Will there be the imposition of ashes? Will the imposition of ashes be safe? Will there be restrictions? Will the vaccine be available in time? On-line services are … [Read more...] about Creative Ideas for a COVID-19 Ash Wednesday
Archives for January 13, 2021
New: 1/24 TLC Online
The January 24 Parish Ministry issue of The Living Church is available online to registered subscribers. The cover story by G. Jeffrey MacDonald describes the increasing demand for deacons, particularly in financially strapped parishes and dioceses. But while the number of deacons has risen over the past decade, the median age of a deacon is 73, and efforts are under way to … [Read more...] about New: 1/24 TLC Online
Everything Is a Gift
By Elizabeth Baumann A Reading from Ephesians 2:1-10 1 You were dead through the trespasses and sins 2in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. 3All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and … [Read more...] about Everything Is a Gift