Blessings to you on Memorial Day weekend 2019. Summer is breaking in around Suffolk – fireflies, bull frogs, and the heady aroma of chestnut blooms are present outside. This weekend, and tomorrow, are days where we remember those who have served in the military and who have paid the ultimate cost for the freedoms we […]
Blessings to you from Chuckatuck. The middle of May has come and gone and spring is turning to summer. We get to see the signs of the changing season around the yard – the crapemyrtles and azaleas bolting a little; but more invitingly, the fireflies and bull frogs are out in force at night. Sure […]
Happy Mother’s Day/Mothering Sunday/mother-figure day – we offer greetings to folks as we celebrate the middle of the Easter season and a Sunday where we remember those mother figures who have nurtured us along the road. I am aware there can be mixed emotions about this day – but it is my prayer that you […]
Greetings from Chuckatuck on the Second Sunday in Easter, often (sadly) referred to as Thomas’ Sunday. Thankfully, the vestiges of the storm from late in the week have passed and, for the most part, our Parish grounds escaped unscathed (some branches down but nothing extreme). Our attendance today was (not surprisingly) a little lower than […]
Alleluia! Christ is Risen! Happy Easter to all from Chuckatuck. It is nice when Easter is “late” in the season – towards the end of April. It is especially nice for the community Easter Sunrise service; it was in the middle 50s this morning – nearly 20 degrees warmer than last year. Our pond-side celebration […]