E-piphanies

[...] Dear Friends, The Vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson, Wyoming has called me to serve as Interim Rector following the retirement of The [...]

[...] in Arlington, Texas. It will serve as our home base as I continue interim ministry in The Episcopal Church. We're going to refer to our back yard as the Bar Circle P as a way of honoring our Pogue [...]

[...] 5:14, 15). Enjoy this hymn from our Hymnal 1982, sung by the Choir of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Beverly Hills, California.  May your Easter life be flooded with light and my you [...]

[...] them to members of my parishes and will continue to do so as long as necessary. The Episcopal Church Service Cross was the first cross to be approved by the U.S. for wear by military personnel. [...]

[...] .  Together, we’ve looked at ways to further the mission of the parish: The mission of Christ Church Cranbrook is to Learn the faith, Live the faith, Love the people in our midst, and Spread the [...]

[...] , Dr. Richard Blackburn, Executive Director of the Lombard Mennonite Peace Center, was at Christ Church Cranbrook to lead a Healthy Congregations Workshop. The guiding principles of this workshop are [...]

[...] the Bishop to St. John's Church in Royal Oak, Michigan. He has a few weeks to share with Christ Church Cranbrook this summer and will be teaching, preaching, and serving in the liturgy. In today's [...]

[...] This week, I conclude my service as Interim Rector at Christ Church Cranbrook. Many friends and colleagues have asked, "Where will you go from here?" At the [...]

[...] interim rectors. In conversations with them, I was encouraged to explore service to the wider Church through transitional ministry instead of as a settled rector in one parish. That discernment [...]

[...] and opportunities, the call to leadership, your relationship with your Bishop and the wider Church, and the future God sets before you with your new spiritual leader.  Together, we’ve looked at [...]

[...] Christ have yet to be written. Next Sunday will be the last one I spend with you as your Interim Rector. Ironically, my last actual public service of worship will be a wedding at 4:00 p.m. on [...]

[...] This week, I conclude my service as Interim Rector at Christ Church Cranbrook. Many friends and colleagues have asked, "Where will you go [...]

[...] , The Vestry of St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson, Wyoming has called me to serve as Interim Rector following the retirement of The Rev'd Ken Asel. My duties there will begin on February 15, [...]

[...] office in Jackson, Wyoming, where I'll live out the imperatives of the seal on my brow as Interim Rector of St. John's Episcopal Church, starting February 15. Gay and I ask for your prayers as our [...]

[...] The First Sunday of Advent Listen to the Sermon for November 30, 2014 Read the Sermon for November 30, 2014 [...]

[...] The Second Sunday of Advent Listen to the Sermon for December 7, 2014 Read the Sermon for December 7, 2014 [...]

[...] The Second Sunday of Advent Listen to the Sermon for December 14, 2014 Read the Sermon for December 14, 2014 [...]

[...] The Fourth Sunday of Advent Listen to the Sermon for December 21, 2014 Read the Sermon for December 21, 2014 [...]

[...] ashes used are typically gathered from the burning of the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday. Here, we burn them to make ashes when we gather for the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper. [...]

[...] with a woman, who is about my age, who never heard of Passion Week and asked me to explain Palm Sunday and Easter to her. I told her the story of Jesus' triumphal entry to Jerusalem, of his betrayal, [...]

[...] The Second Sunday After the Epiphany Listen to the Sermon for January 18, 2015 Read the Sermon for January 18, 2015 [...]

[...] The Last Sunday After the Epiphany Listen to the Sermon for February 15, 2015 Read the Sermon for February 15, 2015 [...]

[...] of our faith, has already blazed the trail for us. It’s also a fitting metaphor for transition ministry in the Church. Transition ministers enter the community during the time between settled [...]

[...] I are still not certain where our next place of ministry will be.  This is not unusual in transition ministry. We are in conversation with several persons and are confident that the right opportunity [...]

[...] The Third Sunday in Lent Listen to the Sermon for March 23, 2014 Read the Sermon for March 23, 2014 [...]

[...] The Fifth Sunday in Lent Listen to the Sermon for April 6, 2014 Read the Sermon for April 6, 2014 [...]

[...] garden. I had shared this text with our Vestry during the service in which they elected the new rector, The Rev'd Dr. William Danaher. Later in the service, our soloist Brian Leduc sang the hymn. [...]

[...] , and for the future of the Christian faith. The way I see it, you are ready to welcome your new Rector and his family to join you in a remarkable adventure of faith in which your role as the leading [...]