The Advent of Joy

The Rev. Dcn. Melissa Lewkowicz
Written By The Rev. Dcn. Melissa Lewkowicz

As we learned in our recent “Exiles” series on 1 Peter, we are God’s beloved people, living as exiles in the “already but not yet” of his return. One of the best ways to look forward in anticipation of our Lord’s glorious return is to look backward and remember how he has already come to his people. That is what we’ll do in this Advent series called “Prepare the Way.” We’ll spend time in the minor prophets who foretold of and prepared the people for the coming of our Savior and what that means for us as we wait for his return.

Scripture Reading: Zephaniah 3:14-20

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The Rev. Dcn. Melissa Lewkowicz

Melissa has been on staff at Church of the Redeemer since 2016 and was ordained as a deacon in February 2022. In January 2024, Melissa began a new role within our diocese as a part of their Next Generation Leadership Development. As a part of this, she is also the director of Camp Booyah, an Anglican summer camp for youth. She previously worked in children's ministry, directed an inner city tutoring program, and served as a youth ministry director for 3 years. 

She is married to Randy and has two children who are her favorite people in the world, River and Asher.

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