February 5, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. The Gospel for today is a familiar passage, especially to those of us who happen to still own a copy of the soundtrack to Godspell, or who spent many youthful summers at Vacation Bible School singing “This little light of mine,…
How will you shine your light? All those who pledged to the church by Dec. 31st will receive a check from our outreach funds to enable you to Shine Christ’s Light into the world. The checks will be distributed sometime in January. The season of Epiphany is a time of God’s revealing Christ to the…
January 29, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. What a year this has already become. As I wrote this sermon, there were already 42 mass murders in our nation – 42. That’s nearly 2 every single day. A 6 year old shot a teacher. A toddler was wielding a…
January 22, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Today we celebrate Religious Life Sunday. Now that may sound like – isn’t this what we do every week? I mean, aren’t we all religious? Well, yes, but this is also a term used for those in monastic communities. We are…
The 149th Annual Diocesan Convention will be held Friday, February 3rd and Saturday, February 4th, 2023 at the Hilton Meadowlands in East Rutherford. Our lay deputation this year is: Ben Reynolds, Michelle Ryndak, and Tom Reynolds. Live streaming The entire Convention, from opening gavel to closing gavel, will be live streamed. The live stream will…
Some of our parishioners teamed up to make quilts for Project Linus, a not-for-profit dedicated to providing blankets to children in need. Betty, Anne, and Nadine provided the yarn, and Frances made the blankets. Thank you all for living out this ministry in Christ’s name!
Back on December 16th 2022, one of our choristers, Jeff Stanfill, performed with his rock band Fast Forward in a fundraiser at our church. On Sunday, January 15th, a check for $1,000 from the ticket sales alone was presented to the church. Other funds also came in as a result of the concert, for…
On Sunday, January 15th, we commissioned our newly elected Wardens (Michelle Ryndak & Tom Reynolds), and Vestry (Denise Massay-Williams, Ben Reynolds, & Bill Seeman). What a great group of committed lay leaders!
January 15, 2023: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. This weekend we celebrate the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. While many will rightly extol this weekend the mark he made on the civil rights movement, the Rev. Dr. King would tell you that he was first and foremost a…
On Sunday, January 22nd, we will join with others around the Episcopal Church to celebrate religious communities of the church. Are you longing for spiritual companionship and for resources to help on your spiritual journey? Are you seeking to deepen your relationship with God and to center your life on Christ? We believe that religious…
