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 […]
Happy February from chilly and breezy Chuckatuck. We survived Ground Hog’s Day and the prediction of 6 more weeks of winter in style. Even with the chill we have had a good beginning of 2023. The water level in the pond has increased, which has brought nutria, Canada geese, ducks, and hooded mergansers to the […]
Greetings on the 5th Sunday in January and the day we held our annual meeting. We had a good day of worship and welcomed a visitor, a neighboring church’s new pastor who starts on Wednesday. It was nice to have him join us on his last “free Sunday.” It was nice to reestablish a relationship […]