by Rector Gareth | Feb 17, 2022 | Church Blog, Rector's Message
Last Sunday afternoon, I attended a Memorial Service for Archbishop Desmond Tutu at St. John the Divine. I felt a connection with “the Arch,” as he was affectionately known, having assisted him at the altar when he visited Harvard Divinity School in 2002. On Sunday, I...
by Rector Gareth | Feb 12, 2022 | Church Blog, Rector's Message
Parishioner Chris Mitchell once said to me that institutions at their best “set expectations and guide behavior.” He went on to say that the Church is the one institution that values the whole person and takes the human condition seriously. I am grateful to belong to...
by Rector Gareth | Feb 4, 2022 | Church Blog, Rector's Message
Lift every voice and sing Till earth and heaven ring Ring with the harmonies of Liberty Let our rejoicing rise… When Bishop Mary Glasspool made her Visitation to St. Barnabas in December, she sat down with the vestry after church. We talked about a wide range of...
