Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”  – Matthew 14:16 (NIV)  Dear Friends,  We all know we’re living in very challenging times right now. Due to the COVID-19 virus, our normal way of life has changed significantly. We have had to make some very difficult decisions as to […]

…”speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Ephesians 5:19-20 Dear Friends, Last Sunday, as we gathered our family on the couch to watch the service, my […]

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” – John 4:23-24 Dear Friends, In the beginning of this live streaming […]

Dear Friends, As we are in the thick of summer, we polled the congregation as to what they were reading this summer. Although this has been a summer like no other, it is always nice to escape into a good book. In need of a prayer or mediation? We heard from our dear friend Dick […]

Dear Friends, The other day I was trying to retrieve, on my computer, an e-mail which I had received a few days earlier. I became very frustrated because I could not find it in any  mail folder. Frustrated, I turned off my computer and in sitting back in my chair, I noticed a small red book […]

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. – Matthew 10:27 Dear Friends, You may not know, but our Vestry meetings are usually pretty lively. A dedicated and devoted group of people come together with the Spirit of the Lord among us to […]

…The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.  – Matthew 9:38 Dear Friends, Growing up, my mom often told me that the Bible had an answer to every question. Being the cynic, I thought “That’s impossible!” I was certain, in my know-it-all teenage mind, that there was no way that a book that […]

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9 Dear Friends, This has been a very sad week. While adjusting to the end of pastoral care from our beloved rector, Rev. Hillary, our country reached the tragic milestone of losing over 103,000 lives to COVID-19 as part of the […]

“…you will be my witnesses…to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8b Dear Friends: Food establishments, daycare facilities, medical institutions, financial institutions, and gas stations are among the several entities deemed “essential” and remaining open during this COVID19 Pandemic. Churches are essential, with the restrictions of social distancing and fewer than ten in attendance. Naturally, […]

“For ‘in him we live and move and have our being;’” Acts 17:22-31 Dear Friends: The sun is shining. The sky is blue and the temperatures are warming. Folks are out and about, walking, biking, kicking a ball back and forth, enjoying the much-needed warm spring now finally upon us. With spring comes hope and possibility. […]