Christmas Day: Isaiah 52:7-10; Psalm 98; Hebrews 1:1-12; John 1:1-14 The Rev'd Cameron Partridge December 25, 2025 How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of the messenger who announces peace, who brings good news, who announces salvation, who says to Zion, "Your God reigns."   – Isaiah 52:7 One of my favorite opening film sequences is from Chariots of Fire.  I remember seeing it when it was in theaters in 1981. Truly, I wasn’t old enough to appreciate   the movie i

Christmas Eve Reflection Is 9:2-4, 6-7; Ps 96; Lk 2:1-20 The Rev'd Cameron Partridge December 24, 2025 Good evening, St. Aidan’s, and Merry Christmas. Earlier in this service we heard famous words from the Prophet Isaiah, “the people who walked in darkness have seen a great light” (Isaiah 9:2). I love this phrase. I love how hope saturates those words. The prophet was speaking to and among a people who were struggling. They felt lost, abandoned, alone, like the could not se

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Advent 7 / 4A: Isaiah 7:10-16; Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 Romans 1:1-7; Matthew 1:18-25 The Rev'd Cameron Partridge December 21, 2025 When I was growing up, my grandmother and I had an occasional dispute over whether everyone dreams in their sleep. She would say that she did not. I would say, okay, but maybe you don’t remember them? I’m pretty sure they happen for everyone, particularly in REM sleep. She insisted no. Then I would drop it. I think we had these conversations because