a short blog for this big day:
It's just after 8:30, and it looks as if the Trick-or-Treaters all have come and went; though surprisingly, neither the 99¢ store nor Big!Lots had packages of erasers or pencil sharpeners, as usual everyone seemed very happy with their pens and pencils. A mom and dad came by with their two young kids, the dad dressed as the Grim Reaper, reminding me of years ago when I decided to learn to play the organ partita, «Es ist ein Schnitter, heißt der Tod» by Johann Nepomuk David (1895-1977). "There is a reaper called death"—and there is a Cross that frees us from the power and finality of death. If you're not familiar with David's music, check out this excellent compilation on Wikipedia. To my knowledge I no longer have the score, but it runs in my mind at least part of it was written in two different keys simultaneously, creating a jarring effect (something I like to do with some of the more cloying hymn tunes).
Happy Reformation Day!!!
Blessed All Saints Day and Sunday!!
This coming Sunday marks the Church's liturgical celebration of All Saints Sunday; these days not many people in this country attend worship on the day itself, so we observe the following Sunday (as in Sunday after Ascension Thursday as Ascension Sunday, etc.), though Reformation Sunday exceptionally gets done the previous Sunday so as not to knock out All Saints. The third piece of this blog is the wonderful appropriateness of All Saints immediately following Reformation in chronology, especially given Martin Luther's "rediscovery" in the Spirit of justification by faith alone (in Christ alone, through God's grace alone, under scripture alone, since Luther somehow couldn't quit with only a single sola, just as he posited Word and Sacrament as the essential marks of the true Church and then insisted there were seven necessary signs...) that made folks fearless saints, who, despite their realization of the law convicting them finally trusted the cross to free them. Appropriately as well, the afternoon of this year's All Saints Sunday will feature...
Come as you are!
UCC 50th Anniversary Year-End Celebration
Web-Streaming Event
All Saints Sunday, November 4
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Great post on All Hallows, All Saints, and Refromation Day.
I wish our tradition did more to celebrate these days. Sadly, we are at the time known as Commitment Sunday at the same time and do our pledge stuff.
I think a Martin Luther/ Reformaiton party party would be so cool.
How about a game of pin the thesis on the door party?
hi grace et al, actually, for the past few years we've had a very fun talent show/ice cream social fundraiser on or around Reformation Sunday, but this year's got postponed in the wake of the fires in this region. now to start thinking about helping my cats start their own blog...
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