Good afternoon on this fine fall day from the Rector’s Study at St. John’s. This week has been filled with mixed emotions and activity. We bid farewell to Clyde yesterday along with friends and loved ones. Today, we welcomed a mother and daughter pair who are church shopping. Endings and beginnings are all around us […]
Welcome back after a week away from Chuckatuck. I was away at the 80th General Convention of the Episcopal Church in Baltimore last weekend and, happily, am back worshipping with the people in Chuckatuck. While it is nice being home, the higher humidity and heat here in the swamp is a little oppressive. But this […]
Blessings to all as the middle of May approaches and our thoughts beginning to move from spring and new life to summer and the growth that lies in wait for the right conditions. We have had an interesting week in Chuckatuck and have spent time looking at the coming of Pentecost, all the while listening […]
Grace and peace to you on Memorial Day weekend. We are thankful that we received some much-needed rain yesterday and overnight; but the rain has left our Sunday celebration a little dreary. Today saw the return of our hummingbird, drinking from the feeder outside my office window – such a lovely part of creation. We […]
Blessings to you as we approach the end of March, going out like a lamb of sorts. We were blessed with many on the fourth Sunday in Lent; nice to have everyone present after a whirlwind couple weeks with funerals, receptions, et al. God’s creatures abound today, Roger saw a herd of deer across the […]