From the Pastor’s Message:

We begin the month of February in the light of Epiphany, as we continue to remember the many ways that God’s light is revealed to us in Jesus Christ. This month, we will reflect on Jesus’ illuminated teachings of the Sermon on the Mount, where he tells his followers that we too are called to be light for the world. The Epiphany season culminates with Transfiguration Sunday (2/15), reminding us of how the glory of God was revealed in Jesus through irradiant light on a mountaintop.

Midway through the month, on Ash Wednesday (2/18), we make a significant turn in the church year as we enter the season of Lent—a time of prayer, self-reflection, renewal, and returning to God. In many ways, this seasonal shift is a movement from the well-lit mountaintops and into the wilderness, rife with shadows and thorns.

As we journey through these shifting seasons together, we trust that Christ meets us in all of it: the vistas and the brambles, the mountains and the valleys, the brightness of day and the darkness of night. I look forward to journeying alongside you this month at the Lutheran Church of Arcata, as we are continually guided by the Gospel into true and abundant life in Jesus Christ.

In Peace,
Pastor Taylor