Exploring Our Ministries

Posted on March 9, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, It’s hard for us to believe Sara is really gone. We can’t possibly imitate her style in this space, but the News from Christ Church will keep coming in her absence! This Sunday, we welcome

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Making room for silence

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I’m writing late, late, late, after a week of meetings and celebrations and gratitude and, yes, some tears. Saying goodbye is work! And it will be, for now, goodbye. I mentioned in this

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Praying the Beatitudes

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, This week I’ve continued to mull over what it means to remain spiritually grounded in such a time as this; I preached on Sunday about having God’s vision of the beatitudes to see blessing in

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Transition, Blessings and Griefs and Information

Posted on January 26, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Since I announced on Sunday at the annual meeting that my ministry here will be ending on March 5, I’ve had occasion to talk with many of you about the joy and sorrow of a

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Departure Letter

Posted on January 25, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, For the last nearly 11 ½ years, my weeks have been anchored by that greeting. Now I write to share the news that my ministry at Christ Church will be coming to a close. My

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Baptism, the Spontaneous Outpouring of God’s Love

Posted on January 23, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, I hope those of you who gathered for church on Sunday after the blizzard enjoyed our service in the parish hall as much as I did. When I got to church at 7:30, as I

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Other Roads

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Tomorrow is Epiphany (if you have a hankering for church, St Paul’s in Bedford is doing a noon service). One of my favorite lines in the Gospels is this short description of the Magi as

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The Work of Christmas

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Blessed Days of Christmas to you! I’m away from the office until January 2, but wanted to pass this on to you as you make your way through these twelve days between Christmas and Epiphany.

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An Advent That’s Bigger on the Inside

Posted on December 22, 2016 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, Continued Advent blessings to you! Thanks to everyone who was part of the pageant on Sunday… it was nice to see it back on Sunday morning, just as it was nice to have it in

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Choosing our Pageant Stories

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Christ Church

Dear People of Christ Church, The Christmas Pageant returns to Sunday this week! 10am, all the sheep, goats, angels, innkeepers and magi lead us into the Christmas story. A few weeks ago I heard the cartoonist Alison Bechdel (most recently

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