From the Pastor’s Desk: HOLDING HANDS
From the Pastor’s Desk: HOLDING HANDS Some time ago a pastor mentor said to me, “Most of being a pastor involves holding people’s hands.” In our lives we wish people…
From the Pastor’s Desk: PRIE DIEU
From the Pastor's Desk: PRIE DIEU Deb Lynch’s father Ken Korby was a towering figure in physique and personality. Many of us seminarians had never met him but listened to…
From the Pastor’s Desk: OUR PRAYER
From the Pastor’s Desk: OUR PRAYER The Lord’s Prayer is the prayer our Lord taught us to pray. Yet before it was ever our prayer, it was His prayer which…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Crucifixes in the Lutheran Church
FROM THE PASTOR’S DESK CRUCIFIXES IN THE LUTHERAN CHURCH This month I wish to pass along an article I came across from the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) page on the…
From the Pastor’s Desk: The Pomegranate
From the Pastor’s Desk THE POMEGRANATE It’s nearly September, and pomegranates will soon be on the shelf at your local grocery store. Recently we were looking at symbols for a…
From the Pastor’s Desk: ORDINARY TIME
From the Pastor’s Desk ORDINARY TIME There are two halves of the church year. In the joyous first half, the Festival Half of the Church Year, we recall the major…
From The Pastor’s Desk: New & Old Member Class
From the Pastor’s Desk NEW MEMBER (& OLD MEMBER) CLASS This summer Pr. Seifferlein will meet after Sunday School in our temporary sanctuary to go through the tenets of our…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Martin Luther on Daily Prayers
From the Pastor’s Desk: WHAT MARTIN LUTHER SAID ABOUT DAILY PRAYERS The worship schedule in the monastery or convent of Martin Luther’s day included seven daily services. Monks and nuns…
From the Pastor’s Desk: And the third day He rose again according to the scriptures
From the Pastor's Desk And the third day He rose again according to the scriptures Dear Saints of Mount Calvary LCMS, Last summer our family stopped at Monticello during our…
From the Pastor’s Desk: Private Confession & Absolution
From the Pastor’s Desk PRIVATE CONFESSION & ABSOLUTION Lent is from ancient times the church’s principal season of repentance, in preparation for the Festival of the Resurrection. All Christians are…