Forward Day By Day – November 5, 2018

Monday, November 5, 2018

Roy never came to church. He was the town craftsman and a superb cabinetmaker. His mother was a cornerstone in the parish, but her son found communion with the Creator by working with his hands. Anytime the church needed something built, Roy was the one to see.My...

Forward Day By Day – November 4, 2018

Sunday, November 4, 2018

The saints of God persevere in the face of adversity. The story of Ruth, begun in our Old Testament reading today, highlights this core characteristic.Ruth is a foreigner, and a wife taken in time of famine and exile. When her husband dies, Ruth’s mother-in-law,...

Forward Day By Day – November 3, 2018

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Jesus is clear: where our treasure is, our heart will be also. I always seem to get these mixed up. If only I could get this…then that would happen. If only my intentions were right, then I could do better. As I reflect on the lives of the saints of Go….(View...

Forward Day By Day – November 2, 2018

Friday, November 2, 2018

“You mean I’ll see my grandmother again someday?” The totally amazed child who spoke these words was preparing for baptism—along with her mother—and attending an after-school program hosted by my parish. The group had been discussing All Souls’ Day and life after...

Forward Day By Day – November 1, 2018

Thursday, November 1, 2018

At times I have pictured the saints like superheroes. They may not have invisible jets or capes like Wonder Woman or Superman, but for me, saints are incredible and exotic. Occasionally I see glimpses of truth, like on a cold, wet, January day in 2014, when I gathered...

2018 CMA Grant Recipients

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

by the Rev. John Pitzer, CMA Committee Co-Chair Let Love Open the Door, was the theme this year for the Community Mission Appeal. CMA, is a grant program to assist specific ministries in the diocese who are in need of financial assistance. The funds are raised from...

Recap of the 181st Annual Convention

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Click here to view Bishop’s Thompson State of the Diocese Address to the 181st Annual Convention. He delivered the address during the Opening Eucharist on Friday, October 26 at St. Martin’s Episcopal School. Elected to Offices Secretary of the Diocese...

Forward Day By Day – October 31, 2018

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Several years ago, a friend and I had begun a discussion, which in turn became a debate and soon disintegrated into an argument. After several minutes of verbal attack, we all but dismantled a friendship of many years’ standing. I no longer recall the subject of our...

Forward Day By Day – October 30, 2018

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Some scholars believed this psalm was composed when Solomon’s temple was dedicated and the Ark of the Covenant placed in the most holy place. This is an appealing theory, although there is little historic evidence to support it. This psalm is, however, appointed for...