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Hello, fellow pilgrims.  As we approach my two-year mark at St. James’, Mt. Airy, (can you believe it?), I would like to take some time and space to offer my discernment of our mission and ministry here.  Over the past two years, I have spent time getting to know you as individuals and as…

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  I thought I’d share some Episcopal history this week.  Do you know who our very first Episcopal Bishop in America was?  His name was The Rev. Dr. Samuel Seabury and not only was he the first episcopal bishop in America, he was the very first bishop of any denomination in America! …

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  I had the good fortune of attending the production of “Joshua” at the Sight & Sound Theatre in Lancaster this week, and I will be processing the experience for a long time.  What an amazing portrayal of Joshua’s journey from The Book of Exodus through Numbers, Deuteronomy, and The Book of…

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  What perfect timing this day is.  The sun is shining so brightly that even the trees are celebrating.  All of the rain we’ve received recently sure makes me appreciate bright and sunshiny days like this.  Interestingly, today is the day of commemoration for Mechtild of Magdeburg, a thirteenth century mystic and…

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  We enjoyed a wonderful visit from our Bishop, +Carrie Schofield-Broadbent, and our Archdeacon, The Venerable Denise Schiavone, on Sunday, and confirmed/received four beloveds into The Episcopal Church.  Bishop Carrie blessed the site of our vegetable garden, and then I had the joy of bringing our Youth Group on a ropes course…

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  You may have noticed the recent construction of our newest ministry platform on our church grounds—a vegetable garden to support our local food bank, Mt. Airy Net. This idea has been floating around for at least the past two years and is at long last coming to fruition through the tireless…

Hello, fellow pilgrims.  In our Gospel reading this Sunday, Jesus continues to prepare the disciples for His departure, and He tells them that he will not leave them orphaned. He will give them an Advocate—The Holy Spirit.  While scripture offers us vivid descriptions and images of The Holy Spirit, it can be a complicated…

This Sunday, we will be reading part of Jesus’ attempt to comfort  his disciples during their last supper together.  It is a poignant moment where Jesus affirms his love for them and prepares them for life without His human presence.  The disciples cannot imagine life without Jesus and want him to stay or take…

Easter tidings, fellow pilgrims.  As I sit here today gathering my thoughts for this newsletter, for this weekend, and for this tender time in the world, I lament the heartbreak that death brings even in our assurance of salvation and everlasting life through Christ.  We have lost a few beloved people very recently, in…

Easter Blessings to you, fellow pilgrims. As we approach the beginning of our third week of the Easter season, walking Christ’s Way of Love through Hope, I pray you’ve had time to reflect upon the gift of Christ’s Grace in our lives.  During the Triduum, I asked you to consider how you might identify…