Festival
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Theology
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In the world
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Christmas
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In Jesus God
enters into the world
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There is mystery
in the world. Things beyond our ken open to children and the child-like
heart. We ponder these things in midwinter
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Epiphany and
Baptism of Christ. The Great
Blessing of the Waters
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The true nature
of Jesus is revealed. Hope begins to dawn.
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We recognize water
as the source of life and long for the coming of the light and for warmth
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Lent
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Jesus enters the
wilderness, we follow him
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In our
materialist age we need a time for self reflection and reorientation as we
anticipate the spring
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Holy week and
Good Friday
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In Jesus God
suffers with and for the world
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We cannot avoid
pain and suffering. We must to do business with it
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Easter
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Jesus is raised
to life. History is changed
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Nonetheless
there is hope and new life, we celebrate it as we welcome spring!
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Pentecost and
Ascension
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Jesus as a man
on earth is gone but he leaves his Spirit. The church is born.
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If we are to
live hopefully we need a filling of strength and vitality as summer arrives
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Harvest
Thanksgiving and All Saints
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Scattered
throughout the world we recognize Jesus everywhere
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Thanksgiving for
the life and the warmth that summer has brought us, as we enjoy the fruits of
autumn
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All Souls,
Remembrance Day and Advent
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We prepare for
the coming of Jesus by reflecting on death and judgment
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We remember the
dead and our own mortality as winter approaches
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