Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, I am still reveling in the afterglow of our Easter worship gathering. It was wonderful to see so many of you (masked) face-to-(masked) face, and to commune together with the resurrected Christ. This past Wednesday the Vestry met, as…
Toward a Spiritual Practice of Belonging
Dear Church, In my sermon last Sunday on the “boundary-transgressing desire of God for intimacy” made manifest in Acts 10, I mentioned that I relied heavily on the theological commentary of Willie James Jennings. For further discussion this Sunday (Mar 28) and Tuesday (Mar 30)…
We’ve Begun a Good Lent! Let’s Keep Going.
Dear Church, There is so much to update you all on! Please take some time to explore everything in this letter so we can move together as a community in this time. First of all, the good news is that the official 7-Day Positivity Rate…
Racism & Repentance: Assignment for Week 1
In our workshop this past Saturday, Michael Gonzalez told us that “dissociation is fundamental to racism,” meaning that racism is perpetuated when we assume we are self-contained individuals, rather than integrally connected to others (both the perpetrators and the victims of racial violence). While most…
Anticipating Physical Presence Again
Dear Church, I have been re-reading Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic Life Together, and was struck by this passage, especially in light of the distancing we have had to endure to help stem the tide of the pandemic. The physical presence of other Christians is a source…
A New Opportunity to Participate in God’s Mission Through Giving
(Quick version: we are raising an additional $10,000 this year to give Fr. Spencer a stipend as a Co-Rector at The Table. Click here if you already know you want to give toward that. Read on if you’d like to hear why we are doing…
Congregational Meeting Feb 14
Mark your calendars for Sunday February 14 at 12:30pm (right after worship), because that’s when we’ll have our annual Congregational Meeting! If you consider The Table your church home, this meeting is for you. (You can also come if you’re curious how we do things.)…
Blessing of the Candles Feb 2
Bring candles and join us on Tuesday, February 2, for a special in-person, outdoor Blessing of the Candles and Eucharist at 6:00pm in the church parking lot (3535 Kessler Blvd E Dr, Indianapolis). Why are we blessing candles on a random Tuesday? you might ask.…
Beholding and Becoming in Epiphany
Dear Church, Today is the Feast of Epiphany! Epiphany (which means “revealing”) commemorates the Magi who came from the far-flung places of the world bearing gifts and following a star to meet the child who would become the king of the whole cosmos. After today’s…
Chalk Your Door This Epiphany
Here’s a fun Epiphany tradition we’ve done as a community the past couple years: chalking the door! The chalking of the door is typically done on or around January 6th, the Feast of the Epiphany. Epiphany (which means “revealing”) commemorates the Magi who came from…
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