As members of an Episcopal Church, we are familiar with the cycle of liturgical seasons. I think that most of St. Luke’s ministries have a similar rotation of activity, focus, and intent. The Pledge Campaign is one of these recurring, seasonal events, and is necessary...
Last fall, I shared with you the origin story of the Canadian Anglican Church where Jim and I were married. That church is also named St. Luke’s. As an emerging and barely funded parish in 1899, members cut and prepared sandstone from a local quarry to make the...
One of my (potentially annoying) habits is making references to movies and TV shows when daily events inspire them. Having said this, I will now force myself not to fill this article with examples. I will limit myself to one. “What did we learn?” is a very specific...
It is such a delight to have lovely weather for an outdoor event that you have planned in advance! There was no need to Plan-B-it, as lovely weather is exactly what we experienced at St. Luke’s Neighborhood Plant Swap on the first Saturday in May. The catalyst for the...
I have never been fond of the term, “Debbie Downer,” especially when it applies accurately to me (ha-ha). Admittedly, this is not an uplifting start for an article to be read soon after Easter—but here we are. As I write this, we are in the midst of the solemnity of...
