Notes from our Rector
Things are being done quickly at our church, as the hurricane has changed our lives so quickly. So, I ask us all to pray for others and love our neighbor through this crisis. Please take note of the several ways that we are loving our neighbor. This Saturday, October 8th, Feed [...]
Dear Friends, We look forward to the beginning of our Sunday School classes this weekend for our children and youth. We will have the Middle School class in the “Middle School and Music Lounge”, located beside the front office reception. The PreK-4 through fifth-grade class will be in the library. [...]
Dear Friends, This Sunday ALL CHILDREN AND YOUTH ARE INVITED to come and enjoy a huge waterslide after church. Bring a bathing suit and a towel. We’ll be sliding until 1pm. Snacks will also be provided. (This is paid for by our Youth Fund.) Give us your thoughts. We are [...]
Dear Friends, Put your seatbelts on! We’re getting ready to launch. Just look at the announcements of groups that are beginning to gather, and new ones are being formed in the coming month. As we see these groups come back and others being formed, please remember that we do critical [...]
Dear Friends, God calls all of us to be managers of all of God’s things. By extension, all things that we have belong to God. All our furniture, all our 401Ks, all the contents of our refrigerators, all the things in our garage – everything in our possession belongs to [...]
Dear Friends, Last spring, the Vestry held a retreat on Marco Island. Part of our work was to articulate the values of our congregation. As every Episcopal Church has the same mission as stated in the Book of Common Prayer and cited below, every church also has different values that [...]
Dear Friends, As I write this, I am simply feeling thankful. I am thankful for the opportunity to be your rector. I am thankful for your friendship. I am thankful for those who serve here in so many ways. I am thankful to see parishioners connect with and love our [...]
Dear Friends, I’d like to touch on a few topics this week. Our annual Friends of Music campaign is now underway. This ministry allows us to minister to so many in beautiful ways. I am grateful for our music ministry and so often these musical offerings draw me further to [...]
Dear Friends, St. Monica’s has always had outside groups use our facilities, such as New Horizons, Heavenly Day Preschool, Alcoholics Anonymous, Alanon, BNI, musical groups, and others. Last fall with the blessing of the vestry, we began to have more groups and individuals come and use our facilities, including Full [...]
