Dear Friends, This week our texts speak about the call to ministry and the reactions to people who are called. Jeremiah heard the Word...

Happy New Year! We will be hearing this phrase on everyone’s lips for the next several days! The idea of a new year is a wonderful...

This weekend we celebrate the miracle of Christmas. Or is it that Christmas celebrates us? It seems like it, Christmas visits us from...

Sometimes there is a lot going on behind the scenes. For months our intrepid team (Mother Sisk, Calvin Garrett and Jim Hopkins) has...

Every valley shall be exalted! This is part of the dynamic prophesy that John the Baptist borrowed from the prophet Isaiah, as he...

This week we are in the octave of All Saints Day and will be observing our patronal feast this Sunday. It seems I have been a rector of...

Cole Porter writes about loving Paris in the springtime and, for that matter, in each of the successive seasons. Ultimately he asks why...

On the eve of Heather’s sacred ordination to the priesthood, a few thoughts about discipleship arising from the Gospel of Mark seem...

In this week’s Gospel reading Jesus tells the crowds and his disciples, if anyone wanted to follow him, they needed to deny themselves...

“Put away falsehood and speak honestly to each other.” With this admonition, St. Paul begins a series of admonitions on how members of...

In the biblical history of Israel King David stands out as a central character who is chosen by God. A shepherd and musician, he rises...

This week’s Gospel reading from Mark tells us that Jesus told his disciples to come away to a deserted place and to rest for awhile. He...

This Sunday is the 4th of July, Independence Day, a day more associated with fireworks and picnics than church and prayers. And yet, are...

Codes of cleanliness. Early in the pandemic we became very serious about cleanliness. We were careful who and what we touched. We soaked...

In our reading from First Samuel, God tells Samuel to fill his horn with oil for he will anoint a new king of Israel from the children of...

Dear Friends and Parishioners, As more and more of our fellow citizens are vaccinated, there is a palpable sense of excitement here in...

What a change: from large crowds chasing him across and all around the Sea of Galilee to a final dinner with a handful of his soon to be...

Ignorance and minds opened to understanding, the two poles of consciousness described in our lessons for this Sunday. In ignorance we...

Dear Friends, This Sunday we celebrate Palm Sunday: The Sunday of the Passion. This service begins a Holy Week of observances that invite...

This weekend is a momentous weekend for All Saints, as our Pastoral Fellow, Heather Sisk is scheduled to be ordained as a Deacon in our...