Luke 3:7-18; Isaiah 12:2-6 Pilgrim Church, Harwich Port December 12, 2021 Advent Three Rev. Dr. Helen Nablo The Mark Quick, take a moment to name in your head five people who come to mind when I say the words “holy people”. Just five “holy people”, personally known to you, or more broadly known and recognized. (pause) So how present day or back in time were they? Are they currently living, or a blessed departed saint? Did your list include a friend or relative? A person in t

Baruch 5:1-5; Philippians 1:3-11 December 5, 2021 Pilgrim Church, Harwich Port Rev. Dr. Helen Nablo Partners in God’s Grace A brief exchange after worship, likely an early Sunday in Advent – Years ago, in a church where my husband was pastor. The woman shaking hands at the door mentioned she was going to get a Christmas tree that afternoon. “Have fun!” My husband said. “Oh” she sighed. “Shopping for a tree always takes me back to all those years picking out a tree with my Dad