During Eastertide, Mother Diana will lead a five part series on The Gospel of Mark as Story. The title comes from the text we will use, authored by David Rhoads, Joanna Dewey, and Donald Michie. It is available here, or other bookstores: The Gospel of Mark as Story This 4 part formation series will be…
May 5, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. Some of you know that I received my Master of Divinity from the seminary of Drew University, a Methodist institution. I am very proud of that, as the classes were filled with people from many denominations, cultures, languages, races, and theological…
Two of our adult parishioners are going to be presented to the Bishop at the May 11th service. Carol Madden will be received and Ann Watson will be confirmed. The service is at Calvary Episcopal Church in Summit at 10am. Attendees are limited to close family and friends, but you can watch the live streams…
April 28, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. While it happens more often than we realize, how strange it is to hear two places in one of our scripture readings that feature so heavily in our news cycle today: Jerusalem and Gaza. Stranger still is what takes place. In…
April 21, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. It is Good Shepherd Sunday, which always is the fourth Sunday of Easter. Of course, the obvious clues to this are Psalm 23 and the passage from the Gospel of John. Many, even those who have never been to church, know the…
On May 5th, after our worship service, Mother Diana will answer questions about the Episcopal Church – how we worship, what we believe, what it means to become part of the church – whatever anyone wants to know. So, spend some time enjoying coffee hour and then come to the Coursen Room.
What a joyous weekend, as our seminarian was ordained as a Deacon by our Bishop, and then proclaimed the gospel for the first time on Sunday! Welcome to the newest Deacon of the church, the Rev. Deacon Jackie McLeod! Check out all the photos. Deacon Jackie
Jackie McLeod will be ordained a Deacon! She will be preaching at our parish the following day, and we will have a special coffee hour to celebrate. Please hold her in prayer in the days ahead.
Easter Sunday – March 31, 2024: Alleluia, Christ is Risen! He is risen indeed. Alleluia! Amen. Well, that’s a really strange ending to this gospel’s resurrection narrative! Is it any wonder why later scribes added a tweak or two to the ending? Just look at that last part, where it says that Mary Magdalene, Mary…
Take a look at all the wonderful photos from Holy Week and Easter Sunday! There will be more to come so check back in a bit to see everything. Holy Week Easter Sunday
