Happy Sunday to you from the “Rector’s Study” on a bright Sunday in Chuckatuck. It has been a good week as we finished our first full week in Lent, our annual practices have started: Wednesday study, more solemn service music and liturgy, but always with an eye on what Lent is supposed to do for […]
Greetings to you as we begin our journey in Lent. Yesterday, we had our 131st Annual Diocesan Council (Convention in most Diocese) and had a rousing time with glimpses of hope and the beginning of a discussion which can lead us to our future, a future that doesn’t look like our past. But, that future […]
Blessings to you as we begin our Lenten journey in 2023. Ash Wednesday was a rewarding time in two separate services, one at Lake Prince Woods and one at St. John’s. I am touched by the yearly reminder to “observe a holy Lent.” There is a lot of ritual and self-reflection we are invited to […]
Blessings and grace to you as we finish Valentine’s Day week. We had a wonderful week and have celebrated the return of an almost-full pond by the church. Lots of new life around the banks as we begin our season of preparation before Easter. We had a joyful time during Epiphany season discussing the books […]
Blessings and grace to you all as we reach the middle of February, more or less. It has been a weird week in Suffolk and many places in the US – we have had the return of faux-Spring with 70 plus degree weather alongside chilly drizzle. But we won’t let the weird weather impact the […]