Christmas Eve Communion a Story of Sacramental Recovery in Worship Arts
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Community matters at Church building of the Holy Communion, from worship on Sundays to the small groups that meet regularly to written report, pray, and care for the people who call this church building home. To become involved in any of these or merely to learn more nigh how to plug into life at Church building of the Holy Communion, delight contact the Minister of Hospitality at cwebster@holycommunion.org.
Adult Formation
Holy Communion provides challenging, idea-provoking programs that invite adults in the congregation and the community to reverberate on their faith, their assumptions, and the ways in which their organized religion applies to the existent issues that they face in their lives. Adult formation is offered almost every Sunday morning time, often with several options bachelor. Join us at 9:15 a.1000. on Sundays for adult fellowship, coffee and donuts, and learning.
Holy Communion Speaker Series
Holy Communion brings celebrated authors, leaders, and figures to speak to our church regularly about issues related to faith and customs life. Recent speakers from outside our local community take included theologians Walter Brueggemann and Elaine Pagels, Fr. Greg Boyle of Homeboy Industries,New York Times Columnist Ross Douthat, and many others. Memphis notables have included Mayors A.C. Wharton and Jim Strickland, Burn down Services Director Gina Sweat, Police Directors Michael Rallings and C.J. Davis, Rabbi Micah Greenstein, reporter David Waters, and a panel of 1968 sanitation workers chastened by Otis Sanford.
Here@HolyC
Here@HolyC is Midweek night worship, fellowship, and food for all ages. Supper begins at 5:15 p.chiliad. in Cheney Parish Hall. Programming for children, youth, and adults is offered from half-dozen:00 - 7:00 p.thou. The Parish Choir rehearses from six:thirty-8:00 p.grand.
The Rector'due south Bible Report
The Rector's Bible Study offers an opportunity for parishioners to read books of the Bible from start-to-finish at ten:00 a.m. on Th mornings. Participants may drop in and out as their schedule allows and tin can bring their ain Bibles or use one from the church's library. This is a hybrid class, offered simultaneously in-person and online; contact the parish office at (901) 767-6987 for data well-nigh how to bring together online from dwelling house or while y'all travel.
Inquirer's Class
Every spring, the Rector offers an Inquirer's Class aimed at newcomers and oldcomers akin. Participants explore the Bible, the Prayer Book, church history and governance, liturgy, and a range of other topics. Anybody is welcome. Adults who are interested in being confirmed or received into the Episcopal Church, or who wish to make a reaffirmation of their baptismal vows in the presence of the Bishop, should plan on taking this class.
Contemporary Theology in Action
This class delves into the work of contemporary thinkers to discuss how their ideas tin affect united states of america and spur united states of america into action. Contempo videos include those of Michael Battle, who has written about Archbishop Desmond Tutu'southward theology, and Diana Butler Bass discussing her bookFreeing Jesus. Contemporary Theology in Action meets Sunday mornings at 9 a.g., both in-person in Room 204 just off the Welcome Center, and on Zoom. Contact Mike Watson, jmwatson62@protonmail.com.
Th , October 14 , 2021
Covid, The Church building, and The Infirmary
The Episcopal News Service recently reported that certain churches in large cities (New York, San Francisco, and Atlanta) are requiring proof of vaccination for attendance. The rector of 1 of the New York churches was quoted every bit saying, "The rights of individuals to cull not to get vaccinated ends where the responsibility to safeguard the worshipping customs begins", not an unreasonable statement, considering that at least one goal of the church building leader is t... Read More than
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Sunday , March 14 , 2021
An Invitation, non an Ultimatum
SERMON Immanuel Episcopal Church, Ripley, Tennessee The Reverend Alexander H. Webb 2 ("Sandy") March 14, 2021 The Quaternary Sunday in Lent (Year B) Revised Common Lectionary Numbers 21:iv-9 John 3:i-21 (Expanded) In the proper noun of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. This morning's gospel reading contains what is arguably the nigh famous passage in the entire bible. John 3:16, "For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that anybody who ... Read More
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Tuesday , January 19 , 2021
Timeless Significance
In Dec, the vestry approved a design for a new dossal pall and centerpiece for our renovated nave; it will have the place of our current dossal curtain later this year. Our recent nave renovation projection included efforts to restore our historic dossal curtain, which was a gift from Calvary Church on our opening day in 1950. However, deterioration due to dry out rot in the dossal pall's silk fibers was more than anyone expected; the current piece is beyond repair. Fleming ... Read More
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Monday , Jan xi , 2021
"The Goal of All Our Hoping"
In seminary, I encountered a new give-and-take. Some of you lot may already know it, but information technology was new to me: Teleology. My professors used teleology enough in their lectures that I knew I needed to know what information technology meant, but I was too embarrassed to ask. So, I broke it down… I knew that the phoneme "-ology" derived from the Greek give-and-take logos, which means "word" or "knowledge" or "thought." Theology, words or thoughts about God. Psychology, words or... Read More than
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Tuesday , December 15 , 2020
Christmas 2020 at Holy Communion
Christmas Services at Holy Communion UPDATED DECEMBER 22, 2020 at 2:30 P.One thousand. Love Friends, Late yesterday afternoon, Bishop Phoebe Roaf made a decision to suspend in-person worship throughout the Diocese of West Tennessee for at to the lowest degree the adjacent several weeks. Her decision is effective immediately, and does include Christmas Eve. Nosotros will not have in-person worship on Christmas Eve. The Bi... Read More than
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Friday , July 31 , 2020
Remembering Buddy: Creative Reflection from Deacon Randy
Remembering Buddy: Creative Reflection from Deacon Randy from Church of the Holy Communion on Vimeo. Read More than
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Mon , July 20 , 2020
From Home to Heart: Forgiveness
A few months agone, Holy Communion received a loan under the federal regime'due south Paycheck Protection Program. It fabricated a big deviation in our operations and gave us confidence that we could beget to continue paying our bills. With that money largely spent, we are now preparing to utilize for "forgiveness." "Forgiveness" is a theological word that bankers have borrowed. Financial forgiveness is receiving permission not to repay a debt, only theological forgiveness... Read More
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Monday , July vi , 2020
From Domicile to Middle: Ethics
The hardest questions to answer in a seminary ethics class are those that put two appurtenances in tension: If you select Selection A, sure things volition happen. If yous select Choice B, other things will happen. Each option has some good outcomes and some bad outcomes, but you lot can't take your block and eat information technology also. How exercise you choose? The easiest way out of these dilemmas is to appeal to some core value – a principle, or a rule – that volition give you some perspective. If that is... Read More than
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Sunday , June 28 , 2020
From Habitation to Heart: Trees & Trauma
Trees take long memories. Trees are changed by their experiences. The rings of trees absorb their history: Droughts, floods, fires, injuries, and diseases – they're all recorded. Our bodies have long memories, too. Psychologists tell us that the man body remembers trauma in all its forms – the horrific traumas that are evoked by the word, likewise equally the invisible traumas that can be just every bit devastating. The body absorbs them all, and is changed by them, just 50... Read More than
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Monday , June 22 , 2020
From Abode to Heart: Overton Park
Images Courtesy Melissa McMasters, Overton Park Conservancy Manager of Communications Why tin can't life be more like Overton Park? For those of y'all who may not know about Midtown'south treasure, permit me tell you: Overton Park is a 200-acre oasis in the city. Overton Park contains an old growth wood where plants and animals coexist sustainably. The people who do in Overton Park seek to alive healthy lives and they reflect the variety of our city – all races, all ages, all... Read More
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Mon , June 15 , 2020
2020 Nave Pilgrimage Sermon
Pilgrimage Opportunities to the Restored Nave (in the midst of a global pandemic) Ezekiel 37:1-xiv In the Proper noun of God: Male parent, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. God places the Prophet Ezekiel in a field of dry bones. The basic are long dead; the breath of life has long departed. God tells Ezekiel that the basic can live over again, but Ezekiel has a hard time believing information technology; he looks around and sees only expiry. God says, "Prophesy to these bones,&rdquo... Read More than
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Monday , June fifteen , 2020
From Home to Eye: Original Sin
The church's ancient doctrine of original sin tin can be hard to get our arms around. Why does Adam's sin carry on to me? I didn't swallow the apple. I didn't seek to exist like God. Here'southward the key to agreement original sin: It'south non about y'all. The idea that sin is nearly our own individual actions and inactions was rejected in the fifth century. Sin is about the state of the globe. None of the states started it, and none of the states can stop it. But, that&rs... Read More
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Thursday , May 21 , 2020
"The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe" Written report Guide, Chapters 16-17
Greetings! Here we are...the end of "The Panthera leo, the Witch, and the Wardrobe", but certainly non the end of the story! The world of Narnia continues in half dozen additional books. If this book has sparked the "But what happened next?" or the "But how did Narnia come up to be?" questions, your kid can read the "The Horse and His Boy" to know what happens adjacent or "The Magician's Nephew" to find out about the commencement of Narnia. An... Read More than
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