Resources to Prepare for the Sacrament of Penance (Confession)
During Ash Wednesday, and the Lenten Season in general, it is highly commended to all Christians to participate in the minor sacrament of penance. It is a good and healthy spiritual exercise to examine one’s life and conduct, to confess our sins to the church, to hear God’s forgiveness authoritatively pronounced to us, and to resolve to amend one’s life by taking up spiritual disciplines to counter our besetting sins. Contact Fr. Kent to schedule a time if you would like to participate in this sacrament. You can email him here. Resources: Hints for a First Confession, by Edward Bouverie Pusey An Anglican Primer on Confession (by an anonymous priest…
Surprised by Hope by N.T. Wright: Book Study for Epiphany / Lent 2023
Beginning on Thursday, Jan. 18, and continuing irregularly through Apr. 18, we as a parish will be reading N.T. Wright’s book Surprised by Hope, which explores the Church’s doctrine of heaven and eternal life in the context of the Church. Most of us are intrigued by these topics and it is important to understand what the Bible actually teaches, and also what popular ideas may be prevalent in the Church even though though they are not scriptural. We will conclude this study just before Holy Week, and my hope is that the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ will bless us even more greatly after we have more carefully considered…
Sermon, Septuagesima Sunday, 2023
What is the Pre-Lenten season about? Ready or not, here comes Lent. Use these 2-1/2 weeks to prepare. Manuscript