2025
Immanuel, God with Us
December 21, 2025 Advent 4 St. Andrew Church Rev. Anne McAnelly
On Christmas Eve 30 years ago, my son Cooper was due. Heavy with my first child, everyone
called me the Reverend Mother. I poured over baby name books trying to decide on the perfect
name for my […]
Are You the One?
If you want to know who God is start with this psalm. The Lord sets the prisoner free, the Lord opens the eyes of blind, the Lord upholds the widow and the fatherless, the Lord loves the righteous. And we, as those who love the […]
Prepare the Way
Who here has been in a Christmas Pageant? Or helped your children with their costume for their
role as a lowly shepherd, or made angel wings for the little cherub in your life, or tried to figure
out what myrrh looks like for your daughter the Magi? […]
Keep Awake
On this first Sunday of Advent, I want endearing stories helping us to get ready for the arrival of God’s son. But instead, we have this passage about nations flowing to mountains and spears turned into pruning hooks. We […]
2025
Immanuel, God with Us
December 21, 2025 Advent 4 St. Andrew Church Rev. Anne McAnelly
On Christmas Eve 30 years ago, my son Cooper was due. Heavy with my first child, everyone
called me the Reverend Mother. I poured over baby name books trying to decide on the perfect
name for my […]
Are You the One?
If you want to know who God is start with this psalm. The Lord sets the prisoner free, the Lord opens the eyes of blind, the Lord upholds the widow and the fatherless, the Lord loves the righteous. And we, as those who love the […]
Prepare the Way
Who here has been in a Christmas Pageant? Or helped your children with their costume for their
role as a lowly shepherd, or made angel wings for the little cherub in your life, or tried to figure
out what myrrh looks like for your daughter the Magi? […]
Keep Awake
On this first Sunday of Advent, I want endearing stories helping us to get ready for the arrival of God’s son. But instead, we have this passage about nations flowing to mountains and spears turned into pruning hooks. We […]