From the Pastor – July 2021
Grateful. I am full of gratitude for each of you and for our faith community as I look back on our 2020-2021 “program” year, and even further back, to the […]
From the Pastor – March 2021 “Learning to Pray”
By Pastor Kathy Hawks Long before I knew the theology of it, “Grace” was the prayer we said before a meal when I was growing up. We held hands and […]
From the Pastor – January 2021
by Pastor Kathy Hawks I remember long, mid-western winters in my childhood, looking out onto the frozen white from my bedroom at night. The snow and dark were beautiful and […]
An Election Day Word from Pastor Kathy
(by way of Rector Bill Danaher, Jr., Christ Church Cranbrook) Friends, it’s a tense day, and quite likely longer time. These words speak to me and so I share them […]
Holy Week 2019: Middle. End. Beginning.
Beginning. Middle. End. That’s always the order. Of course. BEGINNINGS: Well, babies. New ventures. First day of school. So often full of hope. Excitement! Anticipation! Dreams! Though probably mixed with […]
From the Pastor: May 2018
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you; the birds of the air, and they will tell you; ask the plants of the earth, and they will teach […]
Gretchen’s Article on Advent — the season, not the child.
I love Advent. I mean, clearly – I love it enough to name my child after it – Addi is short for Advent. Advent is my favorite season of the […]
From the Pastor – August 2017
Here are some responses to my recent sermon called, “Jesus Repents”, which spoke to the need, as followers of Jesus, to repent of our own distancing from the racism in […]
Book (and Music) Recommendations from the Staff
Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott Anne Lamott’s nontraditional journey to faith is unusual and inspiring as someone nontraditional myself, it’s encouraging to hear her story of transition moving through loss […]
From the Pastor – July 2017
10 “SPIRITUAL” WAYS TO RELAX THIS SUMMER Even when you’re not on vacation! Summer — such a delicious time of year! Even if the pace doesn’t slow as much as […]