Today’s festival is a bridge between the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany cycle that comes to a close today and the Lent-Easter cycle that begins in several days. On a high mountain Jesus is revealed as God’s beloved Son, echoing the words at his baptism. This vision of glory sustains us as Jesus faces his impending death in Jerusalem. We turn this week to Ash Wednesday and our yearly baptismal journey from Lent to Easter. Some churches put aside the alleluia at the conclusion of today’s liturgy. This word of joy will be omitted during the penitential season of Lent and will be sung again at Easter. Our service will be live-streamed from Atonement Lutheran Church starting at 10:30 am. Click on the image above to watch the live stream. The bulletin for this service can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ekPDzlKJETGGbkb4o8kbesw9biSmGFZO/view?usp=share_link