Rector’s Notes

Notes from our Rector

Ready for growth

Dear Friends,   What would it mean to you to imagine yourself as a seed? Imagine the darkness around you. Imagine how you would change? What would it feel like to grow? Would it hurt? Would you miss being the seed you once were when you began to sprout? This [...]

2024-03-14T14:40:31-04:00March 14, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Invitation to Love

Dear Friends, In thinking about “Pray, Love, Give,” I invite you this Sunday to consider love. What preconditions do we apply to our love? What judgments do we impose? Do we judge others? Do we judge ourselves? However, if we know that we are loved and not judged, we change. [...]

2024-03-07T09:58:35-05:00March 7, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Dear Friends, I hope that you are engaging in the discipline of Lent this season. Part of Lent involves examining what we need to let go and what we need to do more of. Last weekend, I offered several questions that stemmed from Jesus’ admonition to Peter to keep his [...]

2024-02-29T14:41:49-05:00February 29, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Dear Friends, As we are now in Lent, I pray that you will find this time to be transformative. If you are like me, it is easy to drop back into my regular habits and prayer life, and I have to discipline myself to remember it is Lent. This [...]

2024-02-22T14:09:09-05:00February 22, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Lent has begun

Dear Friends, I look forward to seeing you all this Sunday for our Annual Parish Meeting at 11:15 in the Church. I am so happy about those who have said yes to being candidates for the vestry: Ed Strong, Heather Williamson, and Nancy Snethen. I am also deeply grateful [...]

2024-02-15T13:48:14-05:00February 15, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Reflection

Dear Friends, Before coming to the Eucharist this Saturday or Sunday, I invite you to reflect on a few things related to “Pray, Love, Give.” What kind of experiences have you had that you would consider holy moments – ones that impacted how you relate to God, yourself, and [...]

2024-02-08T10:28:25-05:00February 8, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Prayer

Dear Friends,   I look forward to our first visit from our new Bishop. I find Bishop Scharf to be engaging, thoughtful, open, innovative, and deeply caring. Bishop Scharf will continue our stewardship theme of “Pray, Love, Give,” and will be speaking about some of the exciting new initiatives being [...]

2024-02-01T14:57:09-05:00February 1, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Lets talk about “Give”

Dear Friends, Our campaign for 2024 is “Pray, Give, Love.” Today, I’d like to talk about the “Give” portion of the campaign. First, let us consider how giving of your time, talent, and treasure affects you. 1) When you give of your time, you invest in something outside of yourself. [...]

2024-01-18T13:35:21-05:00January 18, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Being a Follower of Jesus

Dear Friends, As I’ve mentioned recently, St. Monica’s campaign for 2024, “Pray, Give, Love,” reflects our understanding of being a follower of Jesus and how we change. We will be deepening and widening the ways we pray, give, and love. I promise you, if you seriously engage with this challenge [...]

2024-01-11T16:42:38-05:00January 11, 2024|Rector's Notes|

Pray – Give – Love

Dear Friends, This year we will emphasize “Pray, Give, Love.” In last week’s message, I talked about the Daily Office and the resources for using it. Besides the discipline of prayer through the Daily Office, I would like to introduce you to a way of thinking and seeing prayerfully. [...]

2024-01-04T14:40:38-05:00January 4, 2024|Rector's Notes|
Go to Top