Lent 2019 is upon us – our annual journey of reflection, listening, and, if necessary, redirecting ourselves to the places God is leading us. We continue to be blessed by our new family, parents and their daughter. She (the daughter) reminds everyone about the beauty that lies in the simplicity of a child’s life and […]
What a phrase: “The invitation to the observance of a holy Lent.” Sometimes that phrase seems odd but when we remember that something that is holy is something that is set aside for God. As we gathered for worship, both at St. John’s and at Lake Prince Woods retirement center, we were asked to pause […]
Grace and peace to you – at least in Chuckatuck March isn’t coming in like a lion, cold but not blustery (yet). We pray that those who hear this aren’t under the weather (so to speak). We know that there are portions of our community and nation that are in trouble with snow, rain, and […]
Greetings from Chuckatuck on the last Sunday in February and the next to last Sunday after Epiphany. We may have seen Noah, or at least one of his sons on the church grounds this weekend. But we slogged through and had a wonderful worship service today – grandchildren in attendance and a new family visiting. […]
Blessings from Chuckatuck on the next wave of winter to hit southern Virginia and much of the country. It was a beautiful week with spring-like temperatures only to wake up to 20s-30s today. But the winter snap didn’t deter us at all. We have had the Boy Scouts (Scouts?) starting an Eagle Scout project for […]