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Palm Sunday: God’s Presence in the Midst of Uncertainty

Palm Sunday: God’s Presence in the Midst of Uncertainty

by Ch Robert Rose | April 12, 2019 | Holy WeekLentPalm Sunday | Blog

Mark 11   As I sit and reflect on Palm Sunday, I have come to the conclusion that I have always enjoyed Mark’s Gospel. Probably because in college I studied it under James Edwards, a very passionate Mark scholar. It could also be because Mark’s writing is so much... Read more
Maundy Thursday: Sounds, Darkness, Expectation by Amaury Tañón-Santos

Maundy Thursday: Sounds, Darkness, Expectation by Amaury Tañón-Santos

by Albany Presbytery Communications | March 28, 2018 | Holy ThursdayHoly WeekLentMaundy Thursday | Blog

In the second parish I had the privilege to serve as pastor I was more comfortable with experimenting with the liturgy and what better moment to do so than during Holy Week. After all, Latin American Christians are by and large quite intense in our commemorations of... Read more
Palm Sunday: Jesus Comes to Jerusalem by Nazish Naseem

Palm Sunday: Jesus Comes to Jerusalem by Nazish Naseem

by Albany Presbytery Communications | March 23, 2018 | Holy WeekLentPalm Sunday | Blog

John 12:12-16 The next day the great crowd that had come to the festival heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, shouting, “Hosanna! Blessed is the one who comes in the name of the Lord- the king of... Read more

Holy Thursday/Good Friday | Unholy Time

by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | April 14, 2017 | bombscommunioncorinthiansGood FridayHoly WeekJesuslast supperLent | Blog

Let me go over with you again exactly what goes on in the Lord’s Supper and why it is so centrally important. I received my instructions from the Master himself and passed them on to you. The Master, Jesus, on the night of his betrayal, took bread. Having given... Read more

Palm Sunday | Jesus Arrives

by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | April 8, 2017 | good newsHoly WeekJesusLentPalm Sundaypeacewelcome | Blog

When they neared Jerusalem, having arrived at Bethphage on Mount Olives, Jesus sent two disciples with these instructions: “Go over to the village across from you. You’ll find a donkey tethered there, her colt with her. Untie her and bring them to me. If anyone asks... Read more

Easter Day: Rocks

by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 27, 2016 | EasterEmpty TombHoly WeekRocks | Blog

Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the tomb. So she ran and went to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, and said to them, “They have taken... Read more

Good Friday: Silence

by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 25, 2016 | Good FridayHoly WeekSilence | Blog

  My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, from the words of my groaning? O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer; and by night, but find no rest. Yet you are holy, enthroned on the praises of Israel. In you our... Read more

Maundy Thursday: Friendship

by Rev. Shannan Vance-Ocampo | March 24, 2016 | feetHoly ThursdayHoly WeekjailMaundy ThursdaypopePope Francis | Blog

Just before the Passover Feast, Jesus knew that the time had come to leave this world to go to the Father. Having loved his dear companions, he continued to love them right to the end. It was suppertime. The Devil by now had Judas, son of Simon the Iscariot, firmly in... Read more
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