Weekly electronic newsletter
Vestry – Taking Care Part of the work of the vestry is to ensure that we are being good stewards of the resources we are provided by caring for and ensuring that future generations will be able to worship, learn and grow together in this wonderful space. This is why I know the vestry and…
Rector – General Convention Wrap-Up Before we look ahead to being the host Diocese for the 80th General Convention of The Episcopal Church in 2021 in Baltimore, I invite you to take some time to review what happened at the 79th General Convention in Austin, TX earlier this month. You can find a concise wrap-up…
Rector – Live Without Fear, St. Clare Live without fear: Your Creator has made you holy, had always protected you, and loves you as a mother. Go in peace to follow the good road and may God’s blessing be with you always. ~St. Clare This is our blessing for this first half of the season…
Rector – Messenger Continuing my practice of sharing poetry while I’m away – wishing you a blessed week! Yours in God’s peace, Kristin+ Messenger ~Mary Oliver~ My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird– equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam…
Rector – The Summer Day I’m away at the College for Congregational Development this week, and so instead of an article I offer you a poem for prayer and reflection. Yours in God’s peace, Kristin+ “The Summer Day” by Mary Oliver Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper? This grasshopper, I mean-…
Reception After Memorial Service for Jon Fader The church is planning to honor Jon Fader by providing a reception after the memorial service for Family and friends. We are requesting some type of finger food like small sandwiches, chips, brownies, etc. Please contact Cheryl Windsor at dcwindsor@comcast.net if you are able to bring something. Some folks have received a prior email so…
Vestry – Replenish & Establish Going Forward Thanks to the generosity of this community, we have 56 pledges/donations for a total of $180,865 – just shy of our $185,000 goal for our Replenish & Establish Project. Of the total pledged, we have received $66,517 to date. You may be wondering, now what? As the goal of the Replenish & Establish Project stated,…
From the Rector-Reflections on Diocesan Convention Last Friday and Saturday people from around the Diocese met for the 234th Annual Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of Maryland. Carla Kauffman, our Delegate, will be sharing her reflections at a later time. For my part, Convention this year was a bit chopped up. I missed Friday as I was home sick. I…
From the Rector- Comfort In, Dump Out One of the hardest things to know when someone is experiencing a crisis, trauma, or grieving, is what to say – and conversely, what NOT to say. You don’t realize how many trite platitudes there are out there, wrapped up in bad (and sometimes harmful) theology until you are the focus of people wanting to…
From the Rector- Transformation, Building a Stronger Church One of the questions the Vestry and I return to over and over, in various forms, is how can we be a vibrant, healthy faith community in a changing world – and specifically a world in which the role of faith communities is rapidly shifting. As with most things, there’s no silver bullet answer. …