Dear Friends, Beginning next week, I will be on vacation until August 2nd. You will have a variety of supply clergy (maybe a few long-time friends!) for Sunday, and information and pastoral needs can be directed to the Wardens Chris
What is a Rector?
What is a Rector? is a question I hear often, both from members of a parish and from outsiders. Everyone has met a Rector, and most people have some ideas. I thought we might take a deep dive into the
Some thoughts on Liturgy
Dear Friends, Liturgy in Greek means the work for the people, or work done with the people. As the people of God, the liturgy is the work we do with one another in order to worship and praise God. The
Seniors in the Church
Physical Health: How Seniors Can Benefit from Church by Jason Lewis at strongwell.org – When it comes to improving the health of the elderly, there are very few weekly activities that can rival the transformative act of attending church. It
The ordering of our common life
Dear Friends… I had the honor today of blessing a newly married couple – Marianne Brown and George Mutter. It was a small gathering, but full of romance and love and the joy of good friends knowing happiness in their
Glorious Aha! Moments
Epiphany in the Church is the “aha!” moment of Christ — the moment when God reaches into the world and into human history to become one of us. Shannon Keiser in Huffinton Post reminds us of everyday epiphanies: “The glorious
Epiphany – Chalking the Doors
This coming Sunday, we celebrate the start of Epiphany, a season of light and gifts. Epiphany is the traditional day we celebrate the coming of 3 Magi bringing gifts to the Christ child. Epiphany begins and ends with special rituals
A Word from Rev. Rebecca
Dear friends, In some homes by now the tree has been taken down, perhaps decorations put away. Stores are advertising year-end sales. Some people have already bought presents and cards for next year at significant savings. In the church it
The Season of Advent
Dear Christ Church Friends, The pre-Christmas craziness has begun again. As Christians, and especially as Episcopalians, we know that these 4 weeks leading up to Christmas are a different season–the season of Advent. But somehow, the culture around us has