Notes from our Rector
Dear Friends, This weekend’s Gospel reading touches on change and the process of change as we abide in God. We are certainly going through change here, and I pray that, in the process, we focus on abiding in God. In so doing, we will bear much fruit. This week, our [...]
Dear Friends, This Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Easter. Every year, we hear about God as the Good Shepherd, and we recite some version of Psalm 23: “The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not be in want. He makes me lie down in green pastures and leads [...]
Dear Friends, This weekend we will dedicate what we give to God through our tithes and offerings. We hope to have everyone’s pledge card by this weekend. During the service, we will dedicate these gifts, remembering your generosity and that ultimately, we receive all things by God’s abundant giving [...]
Dear Friends, The Lord has risen indeed! This proclamation declares to us that the powers of death do not have the ultimate word. No, God’s love for us does! So, despite any trial, any disappointment, any political reality that we experience, God’s love has the ultimate say. I always like [...]
Dear Friends, Several times in the past year, I have come across the concept of the “beginner's mind." This refers to approaching situations, experiences, and life with openness, curiosity, and a lack of preconceptions. In essence, it means seeing things as if you were encountering them for the first [...]
Dear Friends, What would it mean to you to imagine yourself as a seed? Imagine the darkness around you. Imagine how you would change? What would it feel like to grow? Would it hurt? Would you miss being the seed you once were when you began to sprout? This [...]
Dear Friends, In thinking about “Pray, Love, Give,” I invite you this Sunday to consider love. What preconditions do we apply to our love? What judgments do we impose? Do we judge others? Do we judge ourselves? However, if we know that we are loved and not judged, we change. [...]
Dear Friends, I hope that you are engaging in the discipline of Lent this season. Part of Lent involves examining what we need to let go and what we need to do more of. Last weekend, I offered several questions that stemmed from Jesus’ admonition to Peter to keep his [...]
Dear Friends, As we are now in Lent, I pray that you will find this time to be transformative. If you are like me, it is easy to drop back into my regular habits and prayer life, and I have to discipline myself to remember it is Lent. This [...]
Dear Friends, I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday for our Annual Parish Meeting at 11:15 in the Church. I am so happy about those who have said yes to being candidates for the vestry: Ed Strong, Heather Williamson, and Nancy Snethen. I am also deeply grateful [...]
