I believe that it is well established in Scripture and Tradition that being a part of the folk who gather weekly around “Word and Sacrament” is a vital part of what it means to be a Christian.

I will attempt to explore this truth in this year’s “Wednesday Evenings in Lent.” Wednesday, Feb. 25 through Wednesday, March 25, we will gather in the Parish Hall for a light supper and some “Light Middleweight” theological sparring. We will look at four Statements:

We are the Church - Weeks 1 and 2
We are the Episcopal Church – Week 3
We are Church Together - Week 4
We are Church for the Sake of the World – Week 5

In preparation for your participation, you might do a little reading for extra credit.

Scripture - Acts 2:37-47, Hebrews 10:24-25.
Tradition – Book of Common Prayer p. 871, Article XIX “Of the Church”. BCP, p. 359, Nicene Creed, Third paragraph on Holy Spirit and the Church.
Reason – BCP, p. 854, Catechism, “The Church.” (We’ll talk more about Anglicanism’s “Three-legged Stool” approach to religion in Week 3)

I look forward to thinking, talking, and praying with you about what it means to be the Church in this time, and this place.