You’ve heard this one before, no doubt. It is an oldie. “How many Episcopalians does it take to change a light-bulb?” “What do you mean, ‘change’?” We are not known for our flexibility. Not that that is always so bad. …
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Variables and Constants So, we have started back with in-person worship. I am very glad for this development. While I enjoyed the novelty of virtual Morning Prayer, I didn’t become a priest to do videos. Download PDF for more
Where We Go from Here As I mentioned in my last weekly email update, the bishop has given his provisional approval for us to resume face-to-face worship. Part of this resumption is having a plan in place Download PDF for more
May Update Hopefully the extroverts that read this have found introverts to befriend and call as quarantine continues. Having introvert tendencies, I have been delighted in my quarantine experience; Download PDF for more
Love in the Time of Corona The novel Love in the Time of Cholera keeps coming to mind. I wonder if anyone will write Love in the Time of Covid-19? It doesn’t have quite the same ring to it. Love …
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Episcopal Identity What does it mean to be an Episcopalian? What makes us … us? Why do we do the things we do and say the things we say? What exactly do we do and say? This year during Lent, …
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Lent will begin on February 26th with our Ash Wednesday observance. We will have two services that day at 12:15 and 5:30. But before we enter into the solemnity of Lent, we’ll have a bit of fun at the Shrove …
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Looking Back and Looking Ahead I find that I am writing this article at a rather peculiar time. Because of schedules and such, I am writing for the December-January newsletter here in the middle of November. All around me I …
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Is Good Enough? As I sit here writing this article, the weather outside looks like it could almost be fall. It is raining and cooler than it has been in a while. I am enough of an introvert by nature …
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Already But Not Yet Betsy is going on vacation later this month. While this thought does not strike actual fear in my heart, I do know that it means things will probably not run as smoothly around here for a …
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