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Reflections from your Co-Pastors November 17, 2020 Luke's Gospel 19: 1-10 Here is Zacchaeus, a tax collector, a sinner in the eyes of the Jews. Though he himself was a Jew, tax collectors were despised by the Jews due to their perceived greed and collaboration with the Roman occupiers. They were traitors to the Jewish people.   But scripture tells us that Zacchaeus was "seeking to see Jesus" (verse 3) and so he climbed up the sycamore tree in order to see him. Scripture also tells us that Jesus was seeking Zacchaeus, "For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost." (Verse 10) This mutual seeking--us seeking God, God seeking us--is the ideal climate for a moment of transformation and spiritual advancement. There are times, as our reading from Revelation tells us, that God is knocking at our door hoping that we will open our hearts and let God in so that we might dine together. Yet we may not be in a place to respond to God seeking us out, to God's call. And still other times, we could be seeking out God and experience a time of desolation where we do not feel God's presence in our lives.  But this moment in our Gospel today, the mutual seeking of God and God's human creation, is one of a depth of spirit and relationship known by Saints and Sinners alike as they come to know God's will for them and experience the true meaning and purpose that God has intended in their lives. "Today salvation has come to this house because this man too is a descendant of Abraham." (verse 9) We, too, are descendants of Father Abraham. On this day, may we seek and be sought out by the God of love and salvation.   Amen

Schedule Sunday Services Nov 22 - Sunday Service, 5:00 p.m. Deacon Rosean presides via ZOOM Nov 29 - First Sunday in Advent - Pastor Jane: 11:00 a.m. via ZOOM with hosted community chat rooms (communion available after chat rooms close) Dec 6 - Second Sunday in Advent - 5:00 p.m Father Teri presides via ZOOM Dec 13 - Third Sunday in Advent - 5:00 p.m. Deacon Rosean presides via ZOOM Advent Events Schedule Dec 1 & Dec 3 - begins the weekly Tuesday/Thursday 9:00 a.m. discussion groups for the advent booklet, 'And the Word was God' inspired by writings of Henri Nouwen Dec 2, 9, 16th - Wednesday nights Taize at 6:45 p.m.

Our Service Recordings and More View our Nov 15th Sunday service celebrating the 33nd Sunday in Ordinary time. Here is a printed version to assist with prayer and a recording of just the homily by Father Michael Nicosia.

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