Sunday Services

Sunday School - 9:30 am

Holy Communion - 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays, 10:30 am

Morning Prayer - 2nd and 4th Sundays, 10:30 am

Thursday Services

Evening Prayer Service 7:00 PM

Reaching out to the least, the lonely, and the lost

Holy Communion Service at Friendship South

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2:30 pm

Thoughts from the Lectionary for the Second Sunday after Trinity

From the Epistle Lesson: 1 John 3: 13-24

Vs. 16 "Hereby perceive we the love of God, because he laid down his life for us: and we ought to lay down our lives for the brethren."

God loves His children. This is apparent from all of Holy Scripture. The way that we who are in Christ are assured of God’s love for us can be seen in the very sacrifice Christ made for us at Golgotha. This fact should move us His children to be filled with love and gratitude for Christ, His people, and mankind at large. Because Christ has sacrificed all for us, we as Christians ought to be willing to sacrifice for our fellow brethren and others in our sphere of influence. If someone professes to believe in Christ and love Him and yet they do not display love for their brethren in Christ, and humanity as a whole, their profession becomes suspect as to whether or not they are truly devoted to Christ at all.

So let us focus all the more keenly upon the great sacrifice that Christ has made on our behalf. May we be so filled with love for Him and mankind that we are willing to sacrifice our pride and give of ourselves to benefit those in need.

Blessings,

Fr. Duane+