As I said in my sermon this past Sunday, though it seems hidden in the midst of our groaning for redemption, the kingdom of God is here and growing among us. God’s Spirit is groaning within us, working with us and through us for good…
This Slight and Momentary Trouble of Ours
Dear Church, After two refreshing weeks of vacation, it was wonderful to lead you in the celebration of Eucharist this past Sunday. It is one of the deepest joys of my life. Our Staff and Vestry continue to discern together how we can best organize…
Pandemic Plans For July
Dear Church, Our Staff and Vestry are meeting this week to discuss and begin to plan for gathering again in-person for worship. We will continue to meet online via Zoom for at least the next 4 Sundays (June 28 – July 19), but if COVID-19 continues…
Becoming an Anti-racist Church
Dear Church, As you may have noticed from the past few weeks, Fr. Matt and I are increasingly convicted that, for white Christians in America today, an inescapable implication of following Jesus is to actively repent of and resist the systemic racism that has plagued…
Daily Prayer Liturgies for Ordinary Time 2020
We’ve created two daily prayer liturgies for Ordinary Time (Summer 2020): one for Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer. These can be used personally, in families, or in Table Groups. Click the links below to download the liturgies. Daily Morning Prayer Summer 2020 Daily Evening Prayer…
Responding to Racism: Empathy, Lament, and Solidarity
Dear Church, As you saw and heard from the last-minute sermon Fr. Matt and I preached together this past Sunday, we’re deeply grieved and angry about the recent incidents of racial violence against Black people, and we believe that responding with empathy, lament, and solidarity…
What It Means to Be Part of the “Catholic” Church
Every Sunday we confess in the Creed that “We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church,” and sometimes people ask why that word “catholic” is in there. “Catholic” just means “universal,” and I recently read a wonderful description of what this means from Cyril…
Parents: Just Do What it Takes to Hold On
This past Sunday was our 7th in a row of worshiping online, and I’m tired. I’m tired of not seeing people face-to-face, tired of not hearing our voices blending together, adjusting to one another as we sing and pray together, tired of not being able…
Invitation to Holy Week
Dear Church, Holy Week starts tomorrow, on Palm Sunday (we’ll all be gathering our own “palms,” more details below). During Holy Week, we walk with Jesus toward the cross. As we do so, it’s as if time liturgical “slows down,” like a slow-motion scene at…
Lament as Participation in the Life of God
Dear sisters and brothers, This past Sunday we read about Jesus’ response to his friend Lazarus’ death, and the pain and desolation it caused Lazarus’ sisters, Martha and Mary. Jesus was “deeply disturbed and troubled” by all the sadness, and wept at his friend’s tomb.…
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