Update from Bishop Shaw

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, I’m passing on a letter to the diocese from Bishop Shaw, received this week. His date of retirement, as you may know, comes with the consecration of our new diocesan Bishop, Alan Gates, in just

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Racism, healing, and providence in the real world

Posted on August 21, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, On Sunday in my sermon, I was wrestling with the idea of God’s providence—God has a redemptive plan and will give us what we need—and the idea of our freedom, a crucial aspect of the

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Church in the world: Anchored but open

Posted on August 14, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Back from vacation, I’m glad to be settling back in with you, but so aware of how much changes. I was almost to Wyoming, where Jim Hewitt grew up, when I got the news that

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The Book of Psalms

Posted on August 7, 2014 by Christ Church

A letter from the Rev. Norm Faramelli Dear People of Christ Church, On almost every Sunday we recite together portions from the Book of Psalms. Our readings come from a collection of sacred poems written over 25 to 30 centuries

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Reading from St. Paul

Posted on July 24, 2014 by Christ Church

A letter from the Rev. Norm Faramelli Dear People of Christ Church, Listening to the Word of God in the Holy Scripture readings is an important part of our worship service. Yet, when we have serial readings each Sunday from

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Prayers for Listening

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear people of Christ Church, This week, I’m praying for the Middle East, for listening there and listening everywhere. Wednesday’s Daily Office reading had the story of Jesus weeping for Jerusalem, which felt particularly poignant given the heightening of conflict

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We are here! Wild Goose Festival 2014

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Last week, my family and I drove 925 miles (and, again, 925 back) to the Wild Goose Festival, our second time joining other Christians and questioners for a four day festival of “justice, spirituality, and

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The Holy Ordinary

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This Sunday, we continue our long sojourn in what the church year calls “ordinary time.” Get used to the color green-you’ll be seeing a lot of it. We don’t call it ordinary time in the

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Vocations of Gladness: Ten Years In

Posted on June 12, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week, I’ve been thinking about vocation, defined in such a lovely way by Frederick Buechner as “the meeting place between your deep gladness and the world’s deep need.” Over the weekend, I attended our

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Holy In-Between

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week, our place in the holy in-between time after Ascension continues. I spent the better part of last week’s piece in this space outing myself as a potential heretic, and I suspect there will

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