A Sabbatical Prayer
Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen.
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The above prayer was selected by the Sabbatical Team to ground us as a community. Thank you to member Joan Fader for composing it. Beginning this Sunday it will be included in our weekly worship, and we invite you to add it to your regular prayers as well.
Please look for our Sabbatical Newsletter, a new communication devoted to sharing news and information about our upcoming time of sabbatical and renewal. We will be sending these out regularly in the lead up to, and throughout, Kristin’s+ time away. Previous newsletters are linked below. Subscribe to receive our weekly newsletter The Shell as well as upcoming sabbatical news in your inbox.
Issue 1, April 26, 2022
Issue 2, May 10, 2022
Issue 3, May 31, 2022
Issue 4, June 7, 2022
Issue 5, June 14, 2022
Issue 6, June 21, 2022
Issue 7, June 28, 2022
Issue 8, July 5, 2022
Issue 9, July 26, 2022
Issue 10, August 16, 2022
Issue 11, August 23, 2022
Issue 12, September 27, 2022
Sabbatical Newsletter, Issue 5, June 14, 20922 A Sabbatical Prayer Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen. Click Here for our…
PLEASE SIGN UP BEFORE JUNE 23 Outreach VOLUNTEERS & DONATIONS REQUESTED The time is getting near!! Your Basket Raffle Committee is in the pre-planning stages for the big event in downtown Mt. Airy on September 24th. For those who are new, this year will be our 16th Annual Basket Raffle and Silent…
Sabbatical Newsletter, Issue 4, June 7, 2022 A Sabbatical Prayer Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen. Click Here for our…
From the Rector The College for Congregational Development Tomorrow I head out for a week+ for The College for Congregational Development in the Diocese of Maryland. As many of you know, since May 2019 I have served as the Director of this new initiative for leadership development in our diocese. We launched this two-year program…
Sabbatical Newsletter, Issue 3, May 31, 2022 A Sabbatical Prayer Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen. We are month away…
Vestry It may have been quiet in Lake Wobegon, but the vestry has been busy lately. Earlier this year, a sub-group of the vestry met with representatives from the Christian Lighthouse Church to discuss sharing our space on Sunday afternoons. Then, the entire vestry discussed advantages and disadvantages of establishing a space-sharing agreement during our…
It’s back! Our Memorial Day Cookout is scheduled for Saturday, May 28th at 5:00 pm, with a rain date on Sunday, May 29th after church at 10:30 am. Please bring your own drinks and chairs along with a dish to share. Some suggestions are potato salad, cut fruit and vegetables, chips, pretzels, brownies, cookies, etc.…
Sabbatical Newsletter, Issue 2, May 10, 2022 A Sabbatical Prayer Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen. For this second issue…
Sabbatical Newsletter, Issue 1, April 26, 2022 A Sabbatical Prayer Guide us, Lord, as we all journey through the months ahead together. Help us to walk trustingly in faith with our parish family and to serve one another humbly. May we always be aware of your presence and direction in all we do. Amen. Welcome to our first…
From the Rector Bishop’s Annual Ministries Appeal Every year we have the opportunity to give to the Bishop’s Annual Ministries Appeal to serve various ministry initiatives around the diocese. Through the programs supported by the Appeal our diocese helps in incredible ways, from assisting immigrants to get settled into a new…