Dear People of Christ Church, In June I had the pleasure of spending two weeks in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Leading up to the trip I concentrated on getting ready in all forms. I needed the normal immunizations every healthy
Dear People of Christ Church, In June I had the pleasure of spending two weeks in Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Leading up to the trip I concentrated on getting ready in all forms. I needed the normal immunizations every healthy
Dear People of Christ Church, This morning I’m writing in gratitude for the community we share, and in hope for our God who works wonders. Last night we gathered for Eucharist in the choir, about twenty of us, praying for
Dear People of Christ Church, This week, so much on my mind. My husband, Noah Evans, left with a group of 12 Episcopal clergy and lay people for North Dakota yesterday morning to be part of an action to be
Dear People of Christ Church, First, blessings to those who were confirmed and received last Saturday! Three cheers for Mary, Susan, Jackie, Sam and David. Confirmation is the big “I do” in being an Episcopalian and symbolizes the connection of
Dear People of Christ Church, This week, our Episcopal Church Class will take on “Contemporary Moral Issues,” and wow, there seem to be a lot of them swirling around. On Sunday in my sermon I mentioned how God had “shown
Dear People of Christ Church, Thank you, thank you, thank you to all who are making our annual stewardship and roof campaign possible. From stewardship co-chairs Heather and Chris Leonardo who have invited us into our dreaming and reflecting on
Dear People of Christ Church, This week our Old Testament reading is from Ruth—we leave Job, and move into several weeks of Old Testament texts about women. Naomi and Ruth this week, Hannah in the book of Samuel next week.
Dear People of Christ Church, This week, as hopefully we all are, I’ve continued to be moved by the European migrant crisis. I came across a book of sermons by Walter Brueggeman, an Old Testament scholar, where in a sermon
Dear People of Christ Church, Last weekend, I was blessed to join in the Sakadawa Interfaith Celebration at the Kurukulla Center in Medford. The center had invited all of Medford and beyond to join in chanting and prayer for peace
Dear People of Christ Church, Blessings on this week of Epiphany! This year through both Advent and Christmas I’ve continually felt drawn toward the multiplicity of our narratives—from Matthew to Mark to Luke to John, the church has long told