“Jesus, the Light of the World” Christmas Eve (RCL I) - December 24, 2018 By Fr. Guillermo A. Arboleda Isaiah 9:2-7 (CEB) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned. You have made the nation great; you have increased its joy. They rejoiced before you as with joy at the harvest, as those who divide plunder rejoice. As on the day of Midian, you’ve shattered the yoke that burdened them, the staff on their should

Christmas Season Worship Schedule 2018-2019 St. Matthew's Episcopal Church Dec. 24: Christmas Eve 7:00 PM Candlelight Vigil and Holy Communion Dec. 25: Christmas Day 9:30 AM Morning Prayer 10:00 AM Holy Communion Dec. 30: First Sunday After Christmas 7:30 Morning Prayer 8:00 & 10:00 Holy Communion Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve / Eve of The Holy Name of Jesus 7:00 PM New Year's Vigil and Holy Communion Jan. 6: The Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ 7:30 Morning Prayer 8:00 & 10:00 Ho

“Baby Son” Christmas Eve (I) - December 24, 2017 Arts and music are really important to us here at St. Matthew's. We meet God through a variety of artistic expressions (including Rachael & Olivia Jones' beautiful dance performance "Mary, Did You Know?" tonight). The following song helps us understand our reading from the book of Isaiah. Isaiah 9:2-7 (CEB) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light. On those living in a pitch-dark land, light has dawned. You have m

Presiding Bishop Michael Curry Christmas Message 2017 In 2 Corinthians, the Apostle Paul says, If anyone is in Christ, there is a new creation. The old has passed away, behold, the new is come. At a point in that passage, St. Paul says, “God was in Christ, reconciling the world to Himself,” and he also says at another point in the same passage, “and we have been given the ministry of reconciliation.” Have you ever gone to the movies or read a story or a novel, and the novel