GRAINS OF SAND
June 2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
“Soon afterwards Jesus went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a large crowd went with him. As he approached the gate of the town, a man who had died was being carried out. He was his mother’s only son, and she was a widow; and […]
GRAINS OF SAND
TRINITY
VICAR’S MESSAGE
On the liturgical calendar, this coming Sunday is Trinity Sunday. On the secular calendar, we will celebrate Memorial Day. Here is a prayer for Trinity:
Holy Trinity
you are neither monarch nor monologue
but an eternal harmony
of gift and response;
through the Uncreated Word
and the Spirit of Truth
include us and all creation
in your […]
GRAINS OF SAND
MAY 2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
While I was away for several weeks in April, a visioning meeting happened with Bishop Prior and regional Episcopal Churches. I was disappointed to miss this particular meeting – but not disappointed enough to cancel my trip. So instead, I read the book our Bishop […]
HOLY WEEK
AT
ST. ANDREW’S BY THE LAKE
Ask people around the world what they think is the biggest day of the year for Christians. Most will say “Christmas”. That’s what our society has achieved: a romantic mid-winter festival (though we don’t actually know what time of the year Jesus was born) […]
GRAINS OF SAND
MARCH 2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
Here is a question to ponder: Am I in relationship with my leper and wolf? In his book, Radical Grace, Franciscan monk Richard Rohr, writes about how deep within each of us live both a leper and a wolf. There is a story of St. […]
GRAINS OF SAND
February Mid-Month
2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
February 17th is Ash Wednesday. There will be a Holy Eucharist and Imposition of Ashes - 7 pm at the church. The Gospel for this day (Matthew 6: 1-6, 16-18) warns us not to practice our ‘piety’ before others, so as to be rewarded for what we […]
GRAINS OF SAND
February 2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
For those of you receiving this newsletter online, today (February 2nd) is The Feast of the
Presentation. The day commemorates the purification of Mary and the presentation of Jesus in the temple, which took place 40 days after his birth – as Jewish law required. The story can be […]
GRAINS OF SAND
January 20, 2010
HELP FOR HAITIAN’S
Last Sunday we invited those at church to make an offering to help the Haitian people through Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD). ERD is just one of the many reputable outreach groups who have been in Haiti for many years, trying to […]
GRAINS OF SAND January 14, 2010
VICAR’S MESSAGE
Just like when the Tsunami hit in Southeast Asia and Hurricane Katrina created such devastation in our own country, millions of people are now reeling from the effects of the earthquake in Haiti. Haiti is the most impoverished country in the western hemisphere. As one headline said, […]
GRAINS OF SAND January 6, 2010
The Feast of Epiphany
This is part two of the Grains of Sand - a reflection on the Feast Day of Epiphany and a few more bits of information.
VICAR’S MESSAGE
If one were to read the gospel story for Epiphany, it would be Matthew 2: 1-12. It’s the story […]
