Weekly Reflections

Dear Brothers and Sisters, Things just don’t seem to be letting up, do they? After all the excitement of the holidays, just when we think we can take a breather, COVID slams back into high gear with an even more contagious version. Many of us have been able to get vaccinated and some of us

Dear Brothers and Sisters, And so, we have nearly come to the end of Advent, the church year’s Season of Waiting. After we participate in the Greening of the Church after the service, we settle down for a few more days of looking ahead to the great DAY when we celebrate the coming of Jesus

Dear Brothers and Sisters, The last few weeks have been a whirlwind—and the next few promise the same. Advent is always such a joyful time for some, and an anxious time for others. There is so much to do that it’s easy to lose track of what it’s REALLY about: celebrating the coming among us

Dear Brothers and Sisters, As I sit in my cozy office at church, on a silvery gray day, watching a few snow flurries drift gently down, I’m thinking about Advent—my favorite liturgical season. I love the music, love the confusion between the past/present/future in our Scripture readings, love the joyful anticipation, love the church dressed

Dear Brothers and Sisters, When I retired in 2017, Bishop Sean Rowe asked me to help out at St. Margaret’s Church as an assisting priest. Then, when Mo. Jane Bender retired at the beginning of October, you graciously called me to be your priest in charge. So we have had at least a little chance

Dear Brothers and Sisters, On Monday, November 1, the church celebrated All Saints, when we rejoiced with all the holy men and women down the ages who have loved and served God in extraordinary ways. Although we have long lists of saints on the various church calendars, we recognize that there are many “quiet” saints,