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March 11, 2026 – Weekly News
Download the PDF Mar. 11, 2026The Fourth Sunday in Lent, known as Laetare Sunday (Rejoice Sunday), serves as a mid-point, joyful pause inthe penitential season, with rose-colored vestments signaling that Easter is near. Key reflections focus onGod’s boundless mercy (Prodigal Son), the joy of returning home to God, and shifting from obligation to love. Core Themes and Reflections Key Scripture References This Sunday encourages us to move forward with hope, trust in God’s, grace, and focus on the joy of theupcoming Easter celebration.…
March 4, 2026 – Weekly News
Download the PDF Mar. 4, 2026 The Third Sunday in Lent focuses on repentance, God’s patience, and spiritual renewal, often highlighting the parable of the fig tree or the Samaritan woman at the well. It calls believers to move past superficial faith, embrace God’s “living water,” and bear fruit through a change of heart. Key themes and reflections for this Sunday include: These reflections encourage a shift toward deeper, more meaningful faith, focusing on God’s unconditional love and the opportunity for personal…
Weekly News – February 25, 2026
Download the PDF Second Sunday of Lent reflection We’ve been invited to go on a trip. Yes, a trip! Lent is a journey and today’s Gospel takes us on a trip. Iremember when our family took trips and used a “CAA Triptik” to plot our way. Now, we’ve got Google maps or similar. However, nowadays we aren’t often “going” anywhere. The Gospel today gives us our directions, events, destination: “… Jesus took with him Peter and James and John (you…
February 18, 2026 – Weekly News
Download the PDF A Simple Bible Prayer for God’s Guidance and Wisdom Pablo Diaz Whatever challenge or decision you are facing today, pray these words.One of my favorite prayers in the Bible is the one said by Abraham’s servant as he carried out arequest to find a wife for Abraham’s son, Isaac: “Please give me success today…”The story goes that after Abraham buried his wife Sarah, he knew his time of death was near.Abraham had one thing in mind—to marry…
Weekly News – February 4th, 2026
Download the PDF The Strength of Gentleness Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. — Matthew 5:5 (ESV)Gentleness is not weakness but a sign of strength under control. Today, practice gentlenessin your interactions. Show the strength of God’s love through your meekness. Your calm andgentle spirit can be a profound witness to others.Heavenly Father, may my gentleness be a beacon of Your grace, drawing those aroundme closer to Your love. GENTLENESS IS STRENGTH UNDER CONTROL Author unknown…
January 28, 2026 – Weekly News
Download the PDF Jan. 28, 2026 As I sit here on a very snowy Sunday, wearing my sweats, as I have been under the weather since Friday, I marvel at the amount of snow that has fallen with more in the forecast. Being a born and bred Canadian, snow does not intimidate me. There are pictures of me, in my youth, standing beside a snowbank which was a good 2 feet higher than me. I have plowed through the highways…
January / February 2026 – Graceview
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What is Shrove Tuesday, and What Does it Have To Do With Pancakes?
“Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “to shrive”, meaning “absolve from sin”, and seems to be currently used only in relation to “Shrove Tuesday”, the day before Ash Wednesday. In the Middle Ages, on Shrove Tuesday morning the church bell would ring, calling Christians to church to confess their sins and be “shriven” – in other words, receive absolution or forgiveness. This was especially important at the start of the Lenten season, a forty-day period leading up to…
Message of Hope
Email from my sister Lynne: I thought you might be interested in this. I found it in a little booklet of devotions for Advent that was given out at church today. Note from me: You know I am a big fan of C.S.Lewis’ Chronicles of Narnia. (Feel free to roll your eyes and think, “There she goes again.”) I thought it interesting that this appeared in a booklet of devotions given out at a Catholic Church on Marco Island, Florida,…
I Know of a Lovely Garden – Martin Luther
Centuries after his death, Martin Luther’s deep affection for home and children still lives on in his writings. In 1530 he wrote the following letter to his four-year-old son Hans. I was intrigued by it, by the gentle, loving, sensitive message to his little boy, from a man we know as the brave, determined monk who transformed the Christian church and changed the Christian world. To my little son, Hans Luther, grace and peace in Christ. My heart-dear little son:…
The Real Saint Nicholas
“The giver of every good and perfect gift has called upon us to mimic God’s giving. by grace. through faith, and this is not of ourselves.” St. Nicholas of Myra, patron saint of children, sailors and merchants. St Nicholas is a revered Christian saint who is celebrated for his piety, generosity, and numerous miracles. Little is known about the historical Saint Nicholas. The earliest accounts of his life were written centuries after his death and probably contain legendary elaborations.…
Hiemingas Celebrating St. Nicholas 2025
Dear friends!! We have had so much to be thankful for this year – not only joys, but also the challenges. We are finishing off the year experiencing the joy and light of the birth of Jesus. This began as we celebrated the Dutch tradition of “St Nicholas” (Dec. 5-7) We opened our time together in prayer of thanksgiving for food and time together. Every year St Nicholas Celebrations become even more special. In past we have made a gift…