The ending of one year and the beginning of another is the traditional time to pause, reflect and look back on the events of the year that has just passed. We may also look forward with anticipation to what may, or may not come to pass in the year ahead. 2020 is an election year. Many will welcome
Rector’s Message | January 2020
For everything, there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted; a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to
From the Deacon’s Bench | December 2019
Joel Stein, author and former staff writer for Time Magazine, wrote rather glibly that "Heaven is totally overrated. It seems boring. Clouds. Listening to people playing the harp. It should be somewhere you can't wait to go to, like a luxury hotel." December 1st begins a new liturgical year, a
Rector’s Message | December 2019
"Prepare the way of theLord; make his paths straight " Luke 3 verse 4 The Advent season invites us to hope as we envision God's reign with the birth of a child. We are encouraged by ancient prophets to have hope and "to prepare the way," by building a world of fairness and compassion for all
From the Deacon’s Bench | November 2019
What a difference a day makes! On November 3rd, we return to our default schedules of doing things one hour earlier. We are left in relative darkness until the Solstice when daylight hours start to grow gradually and noticeably longer. The shortened days provide cover for our difficult times, but
Rector’s Message | November 2019
I love the Autumn season. I love this beautiful season because it reminds me to be grateful! One month uniquely does this best for me - November! November primes us to see our blessings while conditioning us to have thankful attitudes. For the Church, November begins with "All Saints Day," a day
From the Deacon’s Bench | October 2019
The prayer we have come to know as the Serenity Prayer, attributed to American theologian Reinhold Niebuhr, comes to our aid in the present moment, a time when we are faced with much that is unacceptable, and asked to accept it as ?the new normal.? In essence it says: God grant me the serenity to
Rector’s Message | October 2019
One of my favorite hymns in the Hymnal is The Church's One Foundation written by Samuel Stone in the 1860s. I always find that in hearing this Hymn sung in a church service with a full church and led by a choir, my spirit is lifted. I first listened to this Hymn, not in English, but in Malayalam,