Dear Friends and Parishioners: I know that all of us are trying to cope with the unprecedented threat and consequent restrictions of the...

Dear Friends: Events around the COVID-19 pandemic continue to unfold rapidly. I have made the difficult decision to cancel all our...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: We are living through extraordinary times that have cast a long and deep shadow over our lives. We are...

We pass the peace in Church. We pass the peace after hearing the Word of God as read in the scriptures. We pass the peace after we make...

In the Gospel reading from Ash Wednesday, Jesus cautions his listeners against practicing their piety in order to receive positive...

On this last Sunday of Epiphany, we find ourselves up on the mountain in the clouds with Jesus. The text tells us that his face shown...

At some point I came to see many of the biblical stories as operating on an archetypal level. By this I mean that the stories of certain...

We are told in scripture that there is a kingdom or reign of God. But we also must be aware that there is a kingdom or reign of each and...

“The child grew and became strong, filled with wisdom; and the favor of God was upon him.” This small passage in this week’s Gospel...

I am sure many of you are watching at least some parts of this week’s impeachment proceedings in the senate. What surprises me even more...

To whom it may concern. ​ I have always loved this salutation. It bespeaks the idea that I don’t know who will be reading my message....

A new year and the stirring of old hatreds. Just as everyone looks to project their anger and frustration on a scapegoat, we know that...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: Another Christmas has come and gone, except that we know that there are 12 days of Christmas. As we know...

So many demands on our time!  So many demands for our attention!  So many people we want to please!  We are torn in so many directions...

Are you the one for whom we are waiting, or should we wait for another? ​ While imprisoned by Herod, John the Baptist asked this question...

Happy Thanksgiving! This Sunday we welcome in the first Sunday of our church year. During December, as we anticipate the coming of the...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: Our Gospel is filled with reversals of ordinary thinking. Jesus says things like, the first shall be last...

When we are children we tend to think the world is as it has ever been. Our frame of reference is limited, so we imagine that every...

Last month The Rev. Dr. Rosalie Richards spent three weeks with us sharing her thesis work on Ubuntu Based Peace Practices. I want to...

Dear Friends and Parishioners: This Friday, November 1st is All Saints Day, followed by All Souls Day on Saturday the 2nd. We will...