BLOGS & RECTOR’S MESSAGES
From a Grateful Father
This has been a very tough year for mothers everywhere, regardless of class or race, in traditional or non-traditional family settings. It's been a year in which regular routines, schedules and reliable "go-to" solutions simply disappeared. When stay-at-home orders...
Reviewing & Restarting Our Sunday School & Youth Programs
Your insights are vital to the process of imagining the best programs we can create for children and youth at this pivotal moment in the life cycle of our church. Please help us by participating in two ways:Take this Survey LINK HERE Sign up for a Zoom Listening...
Faith, Hope, and Changes
Dear Friends, It's been another momentous week in the life of our nation defined by the news that former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd. I believe this is a victory for the rule of law; and, therefore, a victory...
From the Fab Four to the Founder of the Faith
In my last parish, the choir sang, "Here Comes the Sun" by George Harrison on Easter Day. They knew it would make me and others smile as the Communion table was cleared. This nod to my favorite pop group got me wondering about other Beatles songs that have "crossover"...
As One Body: This is Our Story, This is Our Song
St. Paul, in his wisdom, called the early Christians, "The Body of Christ." It was a genius, metaphorical move incorporating the actual body of Christ, the presence of Christ in the Eucharist, and the worshipping community. He says in his first letter to the church at...
New Patterns of Sunday Worship in Eastertide through Summer
Sixty-eight worshippers gathered for Easter Day Eucharist outdoors. This felt like a "breakthrough" moment given that we haven't gathered as a worshipping community in such numbers since the lockdown began in March last year. Although numbers aren't everything, they...