tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555730229950699828.post2133009413993390303..comments2023-10-06T03:26:42.572-07:00Comments on A Pew Perspective: Saturday Sermonette - All Saints' DayAnne Baxter Campbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16628349738602113045noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555730229950699828.post-31451226674679576132016-10-30T13:03:11.433-07:002016-10-30T13:03:11.433-07:00Thank you so much for the additional info! Yes--in...Thank you so much for the additional info! Yes--in too many cases we've lost our first love!Anne Baxter Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628349738602113045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555730229950699828.post-57274483603637407152016-10-30T13:01:15.330-07:002016-10-30T13:01:15.330-07:00I have a niece who was born on the 31st.
I haven&#...I have a niece who was born on the 31st.<br />I haven't disowned her. :)<br />Anne Baxter Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16628349738602113045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555730229950699828.post-62709081281587552752016-10-30T09:40:00.535-07:002016-10-30T09:40:00.535-07:00Interesting, and "close". Three Special...Interesting, and "close". Three Special Days:<br />1- today is Reformation Sunday, a day when we celebrate the Church that was, the Church that is and the achurch that will be. <br />2- tomorrow evening is Halloween or Hallowe'en (a contraction of All Hallows' Evening), also known as Allhalloween, All Hallows' Eve, or All Saints' Eve, is a celebration observed in a number of countries on 31 October, the eve of the Western Christian feast of All Hallows' Day. It begins the three-day observance of Allhallowtide, the time in the liturgical year dedicated to remembering the dead, including saints (hallows), martyrs, and all the faithful departed.<br />It is widely believed that many Halloween traditions originated from Celtic harvest festivals which may have pagan roots, particularly the Gaelic festival Samhain, and that this festival was Christianized as Halloween. Some academics, however, support the view that Halloween began independently as a solely Christian holiday.<br />3- and then comes All Saints Day. <br />In my opinion, too many church's forget about Church History, and to forget about where we came from can taint our thoughts about where we are now and how much farther we need to travel. <br /><br />As to Haloween as it is today, the kids (now grown with kids of their own) always enjoyed dressing up and going Trick or Treating. And they never once got drunk nor forgot who they were. <br /><br />ShalomRikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05154110830403365561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3555730229950699828.post-9533731757598156242016-10-30T08:23:51.413-07:002016-10-30T08:23:51.413-07:00Amen! Well said. My sister is SO glad she was born...Amen! Well said. My sister is SO glad she was born on Nov. 1st, not Oct 31st!Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05331809189001600697noreply@blogger.com