This year’s campaign, “Christ our Bridge,” is inspired by a verse from John’s Gospel: “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” (12:32). Jesus Christ draws all people to himself through his death and resurrection and is our “bridge over troubled waters” during these challenging times; by […]
Just as churches find ways to honor the Christ Child in an increasingly secular Holiday Season, I believe we can communicate the Gospel at Halloween in a playful and prayerful way. Taken at face value, Halloween is great fun. In my own mind, it’s a chance for a wee bit of controlled mayhem and spookiness […]
I am delighted that members Ed Mielke and Scott Sykes are leading our Stewardship campaign this year. As you might well appreciate, they are stepping out in faith on behalf of all of us following another year of major disruption to parish life. Hence, I ask for your prayers for them as they get into touch every parish household […]
Futurists are paid by corporations to “look over the horizon” in order to position a company for long-term success in an environment marked by an accelerating sense of disruption, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity. In contemplating the future of the Episcopal Church in thirty years (which is farther out that most of us think, in terms of the civic institutions we love […]
It’s hard to imagine the new normal of post-COVID church. As the devastating impact of the pandemic continues to work its way across the globe, I am certain that places where mutual care, reflection and deep connection happen will matter more. I believe that our church is a place that will matter more not less to […]
Gathering for worship during the pandemic has proved challenging for churches everywhere. It has led many churches to meet in whatever outdoor spaces are available to them. Many of us at St. B’s have come to terms with the trade-off of worshipping outdoors rather than indoors. Last Fall we gathered for worship on the front […]