BLOGS & RECTOR’S MESSAGES
Restoring Parish Life: Confirmation Class this Fall
The Bishops recently released their visitation schedule for the upcoming year. I was delighted to discover that Bp. Mary Glasspool, Assisting Bishop, will visit our church on Sunday, December 12th which happens to be the Third Sunday of Advent. My most immediate...
Renewed Spaces for the Spirit
Imagine approaching St. Barnabas for an evening event and the church itself is lit-up by exterior lighting, in such a way that you wonder what you might discover inside. As we know from our various forays into grand buildings,...
From Pre-Loved to Re-Loved
The summer vintage clothing sale happened at church this week. Over two rather hot days, sales were brisk, netting $6000 on the first day and just over $4000 on the second, for a grand total of $10,314.00. Enormous thanks to Barbara Mahoney and Cathy Hansen who, "got...
Review and Restart for Children and Youth Programs
Dear All, You might well be familiar with the axiom: each new generation has to lay claim to the Christian tradition for themselves. This complicated task involves becoming deeply familiar with the religious, spiritual and ethical dimensions of faith. Familiarity with...
To Be Known And Loved
In a recent conversation with a member of our congregation about the nature of institutions, he said, "they guide expectations and behavior." Churches certainly seek to do so with a unique institutional focus on the whole person as imago...
There is a balm in Gilead to make the wounded whole (Jeremiah 8:22)
The bill to make Juneteenth a national holiday is a salve for a wounded nation and a balm for the national soul. It seeks to codify into law what has already come to pass in many places, including Irvington, where Juneteenth celebrations have recently been embraced....