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Good morning, Friends!! It was wonderful to see so many of you at our convention over the weekend!!  The work of the Church is important – and amazingly doable if we work together!  That being said, let’s see what resolution I’ll address this morning… We are not finished with our resolution on environmental justice but … Continue reading Resolution 3: Ways congregations may address resolutions

It’s Convention Week!!  I always love the opportunity to connect again with friends from around the diocese to share the work of our Household, worship together, and enjoy sweet fellowship!  Hope to see many of you there!  This year, the Nuts and Bolts Blog will have a table in the exhibit hall highlighting some past … Continue reading Stewardship, Part II: Much to learn about our earth

Greetings, Friends!! I seem to begin many of these blogs by saying “Well, it’s that time of year again,” and once again, I am tempted to repeat myself.  Because it is – We live and work in a liturgical year so the seasons, with their respective events and traditions, cycle around for us.  Most of … Continue reading Stewardship: Not the financial kind, but the earthly kind

Greetings! I don’t know about you but every time I turn on the news or glance at the headlines, I am grieved by the difficult and tragic situations people around the world face.  It’s so easy to get caught up in our local battles over the Affordable Care Act and the shutdown of our government … Continue reading A ministry serving the Gaza Strip

Greetings, everyone! Well, it’s that time of year again! What time, you might be thinking. It’s Convention time! All of our deaneries should be having their pre-convention meetings to discuss the budget and resolutions which will be presented at Diocesan Convention at the end of this month. While I know that it’s generally only the … Continue reading The convention is coming; be a part of it

Greetings! I have returned from a wonderful vacation at the Massachusetts coast visiting my brand-new granddaughter, Juniper – and spending time with the rest of my family! Oh, how blessed I am to have three healthy and happy children and their spouses and now four delightful granddaughters!! I count these blessings daily – and even … Continue reading Another sad reminder of the need for gun-free zones

The past week’s news of the chemical weapons attack on a peaceful neighborhood of Damascus has left me reeling. It’s hard for me to deeply understand why anyone would resort to this kind of atrocity – especially to target women and children.  As I’ve prayed for the people of Syria and the world leaders who … Continue reading Chemical weapons in Syria: Let us pray

Sticks and Stones…  We all probably have some experience with the old rhyme “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me.”  We know, now, that this is just not true.  Names do hurt and sometimes the wounds are very deep, indeed. I have my stories of unkind treatment by a … Continue reading Sticks and Stones…

Greetings, Friends!! I’m back with some exciting new information for you.  On Saturday, I had the opportunity to attend the meeting of Covenant 5 – our Diocese’s task force addressing peace and justice concerns.  We had a wonderful conversation trying to determine the very best methods for bringing pertinent issues to our Household. I had … Continue reading Gaining an understanding of Covenant 5