The Feast of Ascension Day at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church
Join Ascension Day Service in Lancaster PA The Feast of Ascension Day is celebrated 40 days after Easter as that is how long Jesus was with His disciples after His…
From the Pastor’s Desk: A Table, A Grave, and A Tomb
LUTHERAN ALTAR A TABLE, A GRAVE, AND A TOMB From the Pastor's Desk This month in thanksgiving for our beautiful new altar which arrived just in time for Easter, we…
From The Pastor’s Desk: COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO
From the Pastor's Desk COCK-A-DOODLE-DOO Mention the word “rooster,” and our mind goes to the barnyard. The word recalls images of corncribs, chicken coops, and clucking hens. We see different…
From the Pastor’s Desk: THE BENT OVER LADY
From the Pastor’s Desk: THE BENT OVER LADY On a trip to the Wisconsin Burger & Custard joint Culver’s, my boys and I played the game “Your Car My Car.”…
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…