We pray that God’s grace is with you as we’ve turned the calendar to February. It has been a dreary Sunday but the rain appears to be giving way to plain February conditions. We restarted our Zoom Coffee Hour after church today and we had 7 participants, not a bad gathering considering the short notice […]
The Cloister WalkKathleen NorrisFebruary 4, 2021 Exile, Homeland, and Negative Capability By Eavan Boland in Object Lessons Exile, like memory, may be a place of hope and delusion. But there are rules of light there and principles of darkness… the expatriate is in search of a country, the exile in search of a self. By […]
Zoom Coffee Hour – We will hold a Zoom Coffee hour following worship on Sunday. The gathering will be from 12:00 – 12:30 pm. Please contact the Rector for joining information. Sunday Worship – We will conduct a remote worship as part of our COVID response and to provide safe worship. For those desiring, please […]
The Cloister WalkKathleen NorrisFebruary 3, 2021 “…in the deep silence…” φωτισμός – (photismos) come to light The following observations are on Kathleen Norris’ reflections on All Saints and All Souls Days and the Feast of Gertrude the Great. All of which fall in early November. Observations Norris reflects, “we pray for the ‘faithfully departed,’ but […]
The Cloister WalkKathleen NorrisFebruary 2, 2021 “The Necessary Other” Observations There is irony in the functions of our lives. While some things may be inappropriate, they may also serve as something of great value. The challenge of our time is translating the inappropriate response in such a way that it is useful. There is a […]