Thursday, March 19, 2026

Meditating Daily on God's Holy Word

You can find the daily scripture and meditation questions on our website: www.allangelslbk.org

Easter Flower Dedications

If you would like to make an Easter offering to All Angels in thanksgiving for or in memory of a loved one, please fill out the card found below

and either place it in the collection plate, drop it off in the office, or email

it to Linn at LT@allangelslbk.org.

Deadline for flower dedications for Easter Flowers is Sunday, March 29.

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT

Sunday Service

Sunday Sermon

If you would like to read Rev. Dave's recent sermon,

please click the link below:

Sermon: Blindspots

PRAYERS

We Pray for our People

Bring the healing of your touch to all those who suffer in body or spirit, especially Downs IV, Holden, Barbara, Caitlin, Victoria, Alice, Annette, Charles, Anne, Ellie, Patricia, Bob, Agie, Eric, Amy, Trude, Donna, Beverly, Carling, Carol, Rafaela and Ed. For those going through cancer treatments, and in remission, especially, Downs III, Lauren, Nancy, Shannon, Frank, Carmen, Zachary, Claudia, Will, Pete, Cara, Jennifer, Lauren, Melinda, Lindsay, Melissa, Kelly, Davidson, and Kelsey.

A BRIDGE BETWEEN ALEX AND DAVE

Podcast: A Bridge Between



Episode 169: Not by Sight Alone



Also available on Spotify:

Spotify: A Bridge Between

PARISH ACTIVITIES

St. Patrick's Day Crew

The memorial service for Diana Cable Emrich will be on Wednesday, March 25 at 10 a.m.

Art Gallery

Christine Hales is our Gallery Artist for March and April. Come see her wonderful Icons exhibit Making Past Present: Icons as Windows into Eternity. 

Discussion Group

Tuesday at 10:00am

This Tuesday we are having a combined discussion group because Wednesday we are having a memorial service for Diana Emrich. 

I grew up thinking the world was going to run out of resources because of the global population explosion. That didn't happen. Thanks to the attached article, I know where that idea came from.

The discussion on Tuesday will hopefully focus on epistemology (the study of what we know) and humility (being open to changing our minds and recognizing our preconceived notions). It's a good practice for Christians to discuss from time to time. 

I'd like to know what you think. For those in person, I'll have the coffee ready. For those online, here is the Zoom link: https://zoom.us/j/5955701807

To read the article, click the link below:

Paul Erlich Was Wrong

Choir News

Regular Choir Rehearsals are on Thursday mornings at 10 am.

New members are ALWAYS welcomed!

Coffee Hour Hosts Needed

One of the most important things we do is gather after the service for coffee hour. If you are interested in hosting, the sign up sheet is on the Gallery table. If you would like help, sign up and we will find someone to show you how it is done. 

Online Giving

If you would like to give to the offering plate electronically, you can find the online giving link on our All Angels website by clicking the link below:

AllAngelsLBK.org

Centering Prayer

Centering Prayer invites you to pray with them, every day, at 8 am, wherever you are. When you enter into prayer at 8 am (Eastern), you will know that others are praying at the same time. 

REFLECTION

The Committal

Jesus said: Everyone whom the Father gives to me will come to me, and I will not send away anyone who comes to me. I have come down from heaven not to do my will, but the will of him who sent me. This is the will of the one who sent me, that I will not lose anything he has given me, but I will raise it up at the last day. This is my Father’s will: that all who see the Son and believe in him will have eternal life, and I will raise them up at the last day.”            John 6:37-40

When we gather in the memorial garden to place a loved one’s ashes in the columbarium or directly into the ground, the first words I say at the Committal from our Book of Common prayer are these:

Everyone the Father gives to me will come to me;

I will never turn away anyone who believes in me.

He who raised Jesus Christ from the dead

will also give new life to our mortal bodies through his indwelling Spirit.

My heart, therefore, is glad, and my spirit rejoices;

my body also shall rest in hope.

That paragraph is a summary of the Good News we believe in the Episcopal Church. It starts universally with “everyone” and “I will never turn away anyone.” Next, “He who raised” will also give us new lift to our mortal bodies. It concludes with, “My heart is glad… my body shall rest in hope.” This phrase is a blend of life on this earth and the life to come. My favorite word (at least for today) is “therefore”.

Since He will never turn anyone away.

Since He raised Jesus.

Since He will give us new life.

Therefore: my heart is glad, my spirit rejoices, my body will rest in hope.

The service is called The Committal because we are committing someone in burial. It is a “committal” because there is no re-do, no turning back, we’ve committed to this; it can’t be undone. The Greek and Hebrew Scriptures define what we do at The Committal as a “deposit” to be held in trust and a “roll” of our burden onto God. The words of The Committal are from Jesus’s Last Supper when he told the followers that he was going away. The Committal from God was the incarnation – Jesus was born and there was no re-do, no going back. The incarnation cannot be undone. On the horizon was the crucifixion and resurrection which also cannot be redone or undone. Jesus talked openly about The Committal from God – everyone the Father gives me; I will never turn away anyone. Jesus said that he has made the commitment to not lose anything (anyone) the Father has given and that he commits to raising them up on the last day. Our response to Jesus’s committal is this:

Therefore, my heart is glad.

Therefore, my spirit rejoices.

Therefore, my body will also rest in hope. 

- Fr. Dave