Beloved in the Lord,
HFC is celebrating our 150th anniversary this year. Our mission “is to help people to believe in Christ, belong to His Church, and bless our communities. We strive to fulfill our mission through worship, evangelization, faith formation, stewardship, fellowship, and service” (Mission Statement).
We are giving glory to God for 150 years as a parish. It will be a time of remembering, rejoicing, and renewal. .
This HFC150 homily series is using the key phrases of our Mission Statement: “believe in Christ, belong to His Church, and bless our communities." The Advent 2025 theme was, “Believe: Following Christ. “ During Lent, our them is, "Belong: Connected to Christ and His Church."
One cannot speak of being a follower of Christ without being in the fellowship of His Church. The Church was founded by Christ and is filled with the Holy Spirit to form disciples of Christ.
My preaching series will look at five ways in which Christ is forming His disciples through His Church.
See this website, our bulletin, and social media for opportunities to observe a holy Advent in preparation for the Christmas holy day.
May you have a blessed and fruitful Lent.
Father Raymond Harris
Pastor
PREACHING SERIES
LENT I
February 21 & 22
Resolution
Connected to Christ and His Church, we are formed to be resolute Christians. In the Gospel Reading, the Lord Jesus teaches us to remember our identity and purpose whenever we are tempted to sin against God and others.
LENT II
February 178 & March 1
Repentance
Connected to Christ and His Church, we are fiormed to think as the Lord thinks. This will guide our conversation and conduct.
LENT III
March 7 & 8
Reconciliation
Connected to Christ with His Church, we are formed to be reconciled to God and one another. We are representatives of God to call others to be reconciled.
LENT IV
March 14 & 15
Resilence
Connnected to Christ and His Church, we are formed to be resilent as we grow in faith and face adversity.
LENT V
March 21 & 22
Resurrection
Connected to Christ and His Church, we are formed to live from an eternal perspective.