As the calendar year moves on, so does the church year. Some very special
feasts and festivals have taken place, like Reformation Sunday last month.
There’s even more this month: All Saints Sunday and Christ the King. Christ
the King marks the end of the church year we have been in, with most of the
gospel readings coming from Mark’s gospel.
Our next year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which this year falls on
Sunday, December 1. It is the third in the three-year cycle of readings. We
will primarily be focusing on the Gospel of Luke for our gospel lessons. It is a
very exciting time, liturgically. We will be done with the long green season
and then on to Advent blue.
And…a good time of fellowship can be had by all, including the presence of
Bishop Lee Miller II. On Saturday, November 9 at 10 a.m, the Southwestern
Conference will have our Fall Assembly in Ellicottville at St. Paul’s Lutheran
Church. Especially if you’re planning to go to Synod Assembly, this is a very
helpful meeting to attend.
We have a very special feast to end the month: Thanksgiving. May we all
have thankful hearts and share that thankfulness with everyone we meet. I’m
thankful because for the first time in a very long time, our whole family will be
together–including our son from Dallas and granddaughter from Charlotte,
NC. It will be a wonderful reunion and we do give thanks.
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son
Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He's given
Jesus Christ His Son
[Chorus]
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us
And now let the weak say I am strong
Let the poor say I am rich
Because of what the Lord has done for us
(Don Moen)
God’s peace,
Pastor Ivy
Pastor's Message
November 2024
Pastor Ivy Gauvin