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July 13, 2018

Letter From the Pastor – July 15, 2018

It is a commonly known fact that people of the ancient world believed there were many gods. In the early biblical history, each nation was thought to have its own deity whom they worshiped and upon whom they depended for the necessities of life. Later, in the times of the Greek and Roman empires, people believed in gods who overreached national boundaries but had limited categories of concern and responsibility. For example, there was Apollo, god of the sun; Bacchus, god of wine; Minerva, goddess of wisdom; and Venus, goddess of love and beauty. This ancient theology is generally thought […]

July 6, 2018

Letter From the Pastor – July 8, 2018

I read an article recently in a religious newspaper. It told of a famous Japanese artist who had contacted Christian missionaries to inquire about a ticket to heaven. He was a very old man who knew that death could not be far away. He had heard that Jesus had tickets to heaven, and he wanted to purchase one. Some of us would laugh at the old man for wanting to purchase a ticket to heaven. But none of us would laugh at him for wanting to go to heaven. We […]

June 29, 2018

Letter from the Pastor – July 1, 2018

This weekend will be the 4th of July, a date of historical significance because it marks the birth of our nation. It was on that day in 1776 that representatives of the thirteen colonies signed a document declaring themselves to be a free and independent nation. Most of us are familiar with the contents of that document. We, of course, know it as “The Declaration of Independence”. In clear and concise language, it avows that the colonies are no longer connected with or controlled by the British Empire. That part […]

June 28, 2018

Welcome Ms. Ragone!

We are happy to announce that Ms. Rose Ragone has been hired as our new Annunciation School Principal! Ms. Ragone comes to Annunciation with years of experience as an educator and administrator. We are very happy that Ms. Ragone has accepted the position and challenges of principal. She will do much to enhance the educational, spiritual and social dimensions of our wonderful parish school for Pre-K through 8th grade. Welcome to the Annunciation School Community!

June 22, 2018

Letter From the Pastor – June 24, 2018

I suppose there are times when everyone longs to recapture the carefree innocence and joy of childhood. We wish that for just one day we could shake off the burdensome responsibilities of adult life and put our feet under Dad’s table once more. Admittedly, this emotion carries with it an element of escapism, but it is not necessarily all bad. There are, of course, some characteristics of childhood that we should outgrow and leave behind forever. Such childish traits as impatience and total self-centeredness have no place in adult life. But there are certain basic elements of childhood that we […]