Not To Miss or To Not Miss

Confirmation Class or Inquirers’ Seminar, call it what we may, begins in our adult Sunday school class this morning at Holy Nativity. Always fun, it’s a great time to talk about ourselves, what our parish does together and in the community as our Christian witness, which the Cursillo movement calls “apostolic action.” And to learn or refresh what we know about ourselves as part of the Episcopal Church and the worldwide Anglican Communion. And also, perhaps most especially, to discover how our theology is revealed in our worship. No, that’s not quite right, our “most especially” may be our experience of Bible study together. Of course, we have Bible study every week in adult Sunday school, and when we combine our Sunday school hour (9:15 to 10:15) with Confirmation Class in the same hour, our time is compressed; but we still make time for the main thing. 

This morning’s chief Bible reading is the Gospel for today, Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew’s account of the Baptism of Jesus. It’s one of the two principal epiphanies of this Epiphany Season, as we hear the proclamation from heaven, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” We’ll talk about it briefly, and also about how today’s other readings, from Isaiah, a Psalm, and Acts, point to the Gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.

This will be a fun hour: you don’t want to miss it!!

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