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The New Testament word fellowship (koinonia) comes from a root word that means “common.” From that idea come the notions of commonality, community, and communion. The apostle John in his first epistle wrote about the fellowship we have “with the Father and with His Son Jesus Christ” (1 John 1:3)—and, therefore, the fellowship we have with others who are in fellowship with God. But the idea of fellowship (commonality, union) with God raises the question: What happens to our union with God when we sin?

John anticipated the question and went on to write, “The blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7). He then put this theology in practical terms: “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” No one lives a sinless life, so we all need to know how to enjoy our fellowship, our oneness, our communion with God through confession and forgiveness.

Never doubt God’s desire to fellowship with you. Confess your failures to Him and receive His forgiveness.

The fellowship of God is delightful beyond all telling.
A.W. Tozer

Dr David Jeremiah

                                                 Memory Lane!            

On this Pentecost weekend, we look back 10 years to the Pentecost celebration of 2016 at St Athanasius. On this occasion, to celebrate the Church's birthday, we had 40 of our ministries create banners that were processed in at the beginning of Mass and hung on the side walls of the church. Below the pictures, we also have a video of the procession, led by the hymn, "Come Holy Ghost." It has been amazing how many changes have occurred in our parishes in these last 10 years!