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March 01, 2008

Rector's Reflections

HOLY WEEK, MARCH 18-23, 2008 Step inside any Episcopal church in the coming days and it is obvious something is about to happen. Bold signs and symbols are everywhere. Rituals seem to be more exciting at this time of year....

January 06, 2008

Following the Star

The Feast of the Epiphany, on January 6, commemorates the arrival of the Three Wise Men, or Magi, at the Manger after following the star that guided them across the East. Since the Wise Men were Gentiles, or non-Jews, the...

November 26, 2007

Anticipation…Hope…Patience…Obedience

Advent is a quiet season in the midst of the cultural cacophony of our commercial Christmas Season. When I first became Episcopalian fifteen years ago, it seemed totally crazy to ask people to be quiet and reflective during this time of year. And what happened to the Christmas Carols? What was this blue “cool” quiet season in the midst of the jazzy red and green season?

October 28, 2007

A Word from Bishop Marc

One of the things that I find difficult as a bishop in new calls in ordinations and ministry is the thought that we put people in roles, both lay people and the clergy. It’s very hard for people to move out of those roles, because we make them tighter and tighter, and by so doing we make people less than the full humans that God has created them to be.

So with images of shepherd and sheep. You lay people are always cast as the sheep. The shepherd always have been the clergy, so Beth and Mike are forever in that role. But it’s not really so in the kingdom of God. God has much bigger things in mind.

August 25, 2007

Passing on the Faith…Walking in the light of God

Michael Taylor, our music director, has written a beautiful and simple song for the children to sing for the occasion of Mike’s Installation as Rector and my ordination to be a deacon on September 15. The entire lyrics to the song are: “We are walking in the light, in the light, in the light, we are walking in the light of God.”
I feel that we are walking in the light of God together as we move into a new program year with our new services and our new emphasis on “growing together as a faith community.”