by Office | Feb 18, 2021 | Clergy Corner
It’s probably been a while since you last had an in person visit with a new doctor. Shortly before COVID-19 turned such occasions from routine to rare, I had an appointment with a new GP. After presenting my picture ID and medical insurance card, I was handed a stack...
by Office | Feb 15, 2021 | As Grain Once Scattered, Clergy Corner
Perhaps some of you have seen it in my office; I have a prayer rug on my floor. To most I guess it looks like an area rug that is too small for the space it currently occupies (my wife, Laurie thinks so anyway). It is a reminder for me to pray providing a regular...
by Office | Feb 11, 2021 | Clergy Corner
I am pleased to announce that, at its meeting last Monday night, the Vestry elected Teresa Singer as Sr. Warden, and Tom Sramek as Jr. Warden. The wardens, the Vestry, and the clergy work as a team to provide leadership that will help us fulfill the mission of the...
by Office | Feb 4, 2021 | Clergy Corner
The forty day season of Lent is just around the corner. Ash Wednesday, February 17 marks its beginning. This day also marks the introduction of outdoor services at St. Paul’s. At 12:10 p.m. we will gather in the garden and parking lot area for a service of Imposition...
by Office | Jan 28, 2021 | Clergy Corner
Now there are varieties of gifts, but the same Spirit; and there are varieties of services, but the same Lord; and there are varieties of activities, but it is the same God who activates all of them in everyone. To each is given the manifestation of the Spirit for the...
by Office | Jan 21, 2021 | Clergy Corner
Did you ever get a tune stuck in your head? That happened to me yesterday morning and it is still happening, although to a lesser degree. It is really a fragment of a tune, along with its corresponding lyric. Be thankful you can’t hear me sing it, but here it is in...
by Office | Jan 14, 2021 | Clergy Corner
Dear St. Paul’s, Life can change fast even during this pandemic where some days it feels like life is standing still. I write to share with you all that Laurie has tested positive for Covid-19. Her symptoms are very mild but of course we are taking...
by Office | Jan 7, 2021 | Clergy Corner
Yesterday morning around 9 a.m. I finished writing my e-news article for publication today. Before sending it to Jane to be emailed to everyone, I got distracted by the business of the day. Before I knew it, it was 2:30 p.m. and time for the Finance Committee Zoom...
by Office | Dec 17, 2020 | Clergy Corner
A New Year: Opportunities Abound The seasons of Advent and Christmas are my favorite times in our Church calendar. That remains true despite the differences the pandemic has brought to our observance and celebration of these times this year. For me, someone...
by Office | Dec 10, 2020 | Clergy Corner
John the Baptist plays a prominent role in our lectionary during Advent. He appears in all three years of the Sunday cycle of Scripture readings on the second and third Sundays of Advent. He is the penultimate bearer of good news. He is a powerful prophet and preacher...