Dear friends, As I announced earlier, we will have our first in-person service in the church in more than a year on Easter Sunday. What a joyful service it will be! There will be many Covid restrictions, so it won’t be like a normal pre-pandemic service, but we...
Dear friends, It was a year ago today that we began offering an online service of Compline every weeknight at 8. When it became clear that we were going to have to suspend in-person worship for a while Compline seemed a good way to both provide prayers for the...
Dear friends, I remember exactly where I was on June 26, 2015 when I heard the news. I was in Salt Lake City at the Episcopal Church’s General Convention, a triennial meeting of all bishops, and clergy and lay representatives from every diocese in the Episcopal...
Dear friends, In an email earlier this week I asked you these questions about the last year of our lives:What have been the most significant changes in your life? What have you missed the most? What losses do you grieve? What have you learned you could do without? How...
Dear friends, I have some news today that will make you cry “Hallelujah,” even if it is the middle of Lent. Bishop Wright announced today that we can resume in-person worship in the church! Hallelujah! After discussion with the vestry last night we decided...
Dear friends, This week a year ago was our last week of normal life, although we didn’t fully realize it. I remember hearing that the rector of a church in Washington DC was diagnosed with Covid 19 — the day after he had given communion to several hundred...
Hi everyone, Just a short message today to remind you every Wednesday during Lent Bishop Wright releases a five-minute video with reflections on theological questions. The first week’s was “how do I move closer to God?” The second was “What...
Dear friends, I have some good news about one of our parishioners to share with you. Kristine Anderson has been nominated for the Georgia Author of the Year award in the Debut Novel category for her novel Crooked Truth. If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend...
