January 22, 2025 Join for the meeting and stay after for a fantastic egg casserole brunch! Slate of vestry nominees With deep gratitude we will be saying thank you and discharging from duty two members of our vestry who have served faithfully and well in the last three years. And we will be voting in […]
January 15, 2025 The Psalms: Its Five Booksby parishioner Dick Fichter with assistance from Rev. Dina Last week’s Hump Day Message gave an introduction to the Psalms. This week we take closer look at its five books. The five books of the psalter contain the following grouping of psalms: 1–41, 42–72, 73–89, 90–106, 107–150. If […]
January 8, 2025 The Psalms: An Introductionby parishioner Dick Fichter with assistance from Rev. Dina One Sunday during the service in Advent, we recited a psalm by alternative verses. The Lectionary in the Book of Common Prayer indicates the psalms to be read each Sunday of the three-year lectionary cycle along with the lessons to be […]
January 1, 2025 Happy New Year! From the Hump Day Camel and friends from Epiphany, we wish you a blessed new year! Hope and LoveAll winterthe blue heronslept among the horses.I do not knowthe custom of herons,do not knowif the solitary habitis their way,or if he listened forsome missing one—not knowing eventhat was what he […]
December 25, 2024 Merry Christmas! From the Hump Day Camel and friends from Epiphany, may you experience the wonder and joy of this Christmastide. Then, may you be moved to begin the work of Christmas: to generously share the love that is at the root of that wonder and joy to the pockets of the […]
December 18, 2024 Advent, Blue Christmas, and Christmastide This coming Sunday is the final Sunday of Advent. It is a season of anticipation, watchful anticipation, and preparation. One of my favorite prayers goes like this: for what was, for what is, and for what will be, give thanks to God. I wonder if in the rush […]
December 11. 2024 With and Without Shelter Sunday night we opened our doors to people in need of shelter. We will have guests revisiting from last year and new ones throughout the week. We have been privileged to offer a place for our guests to come and receive a warm meal, conversation, and a quiet […]
November 27, 2024 An Experience of the Holy Spirit & Its Gifts an offering by Dick Fichter, parishioner with support from Rev. Dina Background After attending graduate school for some time, I decided that research was not for me, and I accepted a position as a patent examiner with the U. S. Patent Office in […]
November 20, 2024 The Holy Spirit from the Old & New Testaments an offering by Dick Fichter, parishioner with support from Rev. Dina Difference in Modis Operandi of the Gifts of the Spirit in the Old and New Testament Although the spirit is the same throughout the Bible, it is said that there is a […]
November 13, 2024 The Spirit, the Holy Spirit, and Holy Ghost, One in the Same an offering by Dick Fichter, parishioner with support from Rev. Dina Because of my age, I grew up with the Holy Ghost and not the Holy Spirit. I just have to keep in mind the old adage by Indiana poet James […]