by Rector Gareth | Mar 17, 2022 | Church Blog, Newsletter, Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
In my message last week, I wrote of an emerging sense of optimism shared by our church leadership that church life can once again take on the semblance of normality. This past week, Bishop Dietsche shared his own sense of optimism in a letter entitled, “Return of the...
by Church Staff | Mar 10, 2022 | Church Blog, Newsletter, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
“I would like to see the church come to some better understanding of what it means to be an inclusive fellowship, how to more fully exhibit the love of Christ in the world.” – Bishop Barbara Harris In honor of Women’s History Month, we acknowledge the...
by Rector Gareth | Mar 10, 2022 | Newsletter, Rector's Message, St. Barnabas Church's Blog
In this moment of significant recovery from the pandemic, many of us are sensing that we have an opportunity to defy the recent pattern of collective anxiety. There is an emerging optimism shared by the wardens, vestry and your rector alike. At the vestry meeting on...
by Rector Gareth | Mar 3, 2022 | Church Blog, Newsletter, Rector's Message
In a communications committee meeting on Tuesday night, co-chair Peter Williams reminded us that one of our team goals was to give expression to being a “church without walls.” It was just what I needed to hear as I prepared for Ashes-To-Go at the Irvington train...
