Dear Church, I write this today with an acute awareness of the toll this quarantine is taking on our Body and our bodies. Let’s speak to both of these realities, briefly: The toll on our Body (church) Most of our social interactions are on our…
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…
An Update on Our Plans for Regathering
Dear Church, Last night our Staff and Vestry met to discuss a plan for when and how to gather for Sunday worship, Table Groups, and DNA groups now that the “shelter-in-place” orders are being loosened for Indiana. This letter will communicate our plan for the…
Re-opening Church?
Church Family, Our Governor announced over the weekend how Indiana plans to open up over the next several weeks from our “shelter-in-place” mandate. Understanding the fluidity of the situation (everything can change in a day), we want to begin to prayerfully consider how we gather…
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…
Holy Saturday (A Poem)
The following is a poem written by Marissa Crawford, after our Holy Saturday Story Night Vigil. We thank her for sharing it with us! What does it mean to trust?When the world has been thrown into chaos?When the only thing that makes senseis ripped away…
“Zoom Fatigue”: Why We Feel It and What To Do About It
Dear Sisters and Brothers, As the weather becomes warmer, the sun shining bright, neighborhoods begin to swarm with people in yards and on sidewalks. The great winter human hibernation is coming to an end! The Tebbe family is spending every possible moment outside: we’re eating…
Choosing Contentment in a Pandemic
My friend Sharon mentioned the other day that it feels like she is always having to say “no” to her kids right now. Things that were normally OK to do are now forbidden, dangerous, or not even possible. We are so used to the freedom…
Self-Care During a Pandemic
Dear Church, All of us, I think it is safe to say, are under an increased measure of stress and anxiety. In times like this one, of the first things we abandon are healthy rhythms of self-care. Here are some things I’m learning about how…
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…
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