February 3rd, 2008 – Transfiguration
Climbing the Mountain with Matthew. Last Thursday Bishop Dave gave a webinar with this title emphasizing how important mountains were to Matthew who was underscoring Jesus as the new Moses. Many of the thoughts this webinar inspired with me on this Transfiguration Sunday including the detail of a “mountain” structure to Matthew I was not aware of before. Certainly the mountain experience was an important part of the Transfiguration.
Transfiguration and transformation. Today the sanctuary had a different configuration with transformed perspectives. Behind where the altar now stands would have been a view of Mt. Hood, but the day was cloudy so the mountain could not be seen.
Both services had a Souperbowl Skit put on by the Creator Youth, a take off on A Christmas Carol with Superbowl substituting for Christmas and an Aunt who hates football replacing Scrooge. Plenty of laughs with the way the youth performed the skit with some rather zany improvisations.
Members of the Holy Family Episcopal Fellowship worshipped with us today. Meghan and Mike also participated in the Adult Education hour with Pastor Dayle (the Men’s group meet at the same time). Currently Holy Family is in a time of transition. As we studied the gospel we read it three times. One time we read it with "what the passage is currently calling us to do in our lives" in mind.
It pleasantly surprised me when Larry felt the detail of the three dwellings Peter wanted to build was a call for other fellowships to worship at Creator. Other passages had significance, as we were talking, regarding how Holy Family and Creator might move forward in ministry. Another joint planning meeting between Holy Family and Creator is currently being scheduled.
Linda discussed the “Get up and do not be afraid” passage and other pieces of the gospel. She talked about a call to live life in an immediacy that can be hard for us to do sometimes. The Adult Education sessions that have focused on Gospel readings for the past several weeks have impressed and inspired me.
Each service ended with the choir singing a benediction The Lord Bless You and Keep You. There is liturgical music that links me back to past choirs and past worship services and this is definitely one of those pieces. Singing the sevenfold amen made a deep, heart connection to individuals who were instrumental in guiding my faith.
Climbing the Mountain with Matthew. Last Thursday Bishop Dave gave a webinar with this title emphasizing how important mountains were to Matthew who was underscoring Jesus as the new Moses. Many of the thoughts this webinar inspired with me on this Transfiguration Sunday including the detail of a “mountain” structure to Matthew I was not aware of before. Certainly the mountain experience was an important part of the Transfiguration.
Transfiguration and transformation. Today the sanctuary had a different configuration with transformed perspectives. Behind where the altar now stands would have been a view of Mt. Hood, but the day was cloudy so the mountain could not be seen.
Both services had a Souperbowl Skit put on by the Creator Youth, a take off on A Christmas Carol with Superbowl substituting for Christmas and an Aunt who hates football replacing Scrooge. Plenty of laughs with the way the youth performed the skit with some rather zany improvisations.
Members of the Holy Family Episcopal Fellowship worshipped with us today. Meghan and Mike also participated in the Adult Education hour with Pastor Dayle (the Men’s group meet at the same time). Currently Holy Family is in a time of transition. As we studied the gospel we read it three times. One time we read it with "what the passage is currently calling us to do in our lives" in mind.
It pleasantly surprised me when Larry felt the detail of the three dwellings Peter wanted to build was a call for other fellowships to worship at Creator. Other passages had significance, as we were talking, regarding how Holy Family and Creator might move forward in ministry. Another joint planning meeting between Holy Family and Creator is currently being scheduled.
Linda discussed the “Get up and do not be afraid” passage and other pieces of the gospel. She talked about a call to live life in an immediacy that can be hard for us to do sometimes. The Adult Education sessions that have focused on Gospel readings for the past several weeks have impressed and inspired me.
Each service ended with the choir singing a benediction The Lord Bless You and Keep You. There is liturgical music that links me back to past choirs and past worship services and this is definitely one of those pieces. Singing the sevenfold amen made a deep, heart connection to individuals who were instrumental in guiding my faith.
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