News
Getting to work
The Rector Search Committee has been meeting regularly, first to set up our Basecamp account to manage our work, then to study in depth what St. Paul’s is like. Carroll Sheppard’s “7 Generations of St. Paul’s” was very helpful, and we’re immersing ourselves in the Parish Profile to understand who we say we are. Next […]
Advent of Hope
The Advent of Hope – think differently! Several decades ago, while working with the Anglican Church of Uganda on their AIDS prevention program, an interesting research project showed the correlation between survival and hope. A cohort of Ugandan women were followed by the study, to try to discover why some women survived HIV infection and […]
A holiday season like never before
A holiday season like never before On Monday evening, the Vestry passed a resolution to resume virtual worship only, and to postpone any further in-person worship until early January. This was influenced by the state and county officials imposing new restrictions on both outdoor and indoor gatherings and a further pastoral directive from Bishop Daniel. […]
The Red Box
When you come to church or watch the next celebration of the eucharist on the internet, you will see (for the first time perhaps) a red box under the altar. I hope the original owner of the box will identify themselves when they read this. A bright red oriental chest, smelling of cedar and camphor, […]
Crossing over to the other side
All Saint’s Day is a time we remember our loved ones who have crossed over from this life to the other side. Crossing a river has always been a metaphor for the passage from this world to the next. Last week at the 9 a.m. service, our Godly Play lesson reflected on the People of […]
