Merry Christmas on Christmas Eve 2021. We had a wonderful worship this evening in dramatically different conditions than last year – warm and pleasant as opposed to cold and rainy. Worship helped us remember the blessing of the birth of Jesus and all that it stands for. Thankfully, there was a good gathering to help […]
May God’s blessings be on you on the last Sunday of Advent. Our celebration in Chuckatuck was a bit breezy and damp (more like – wet) as the (much needed) rain has fallen overnight. It was a special celebration, the beginning of my 12th year at St. John’s and the 4th journey through the lectionary. […]
Greetings to you on Gaudete Sunday, the Sunday when we begin to shift our focus in anticipation of Jesus’ birth at Christmas. This morning dawned bright and sunny after the storm BLEW through last night. It dumped a lot of rain, much needed rain, and winds – not as bad as in the Appalachians but […]
Grace and peace from the Rector’s Study on the second Sunday of Advent. It has been a good first week of Advent, we began a study of the “Virtual Preaching Monks” on Wednesday and had some good and probing conversation. We will continue this coming Wednesday with the study. You should stop by and see […]
Happy New (liturgical) Year! Today was a celebration of the beginning of Liturgical Year C and we had an energizing celebration. Fall is closing in on winter and people are turning their sights inside, not just people either but critters of all kinds. We had a few winged visitors (not avian) with us, but there […]