Ninth Pastoral Letter
The flowers appear on the earth;
the time of singing has come,
and the voice of the turtledove
is heard in our land. (Song of Songs 2:12) May 26, 2021 Ninth Pastoral Letter – Summer Worship & COVID-19 update My Dear Friends, Depending on the day it seems that summer is upon us. Flowers are in full bloom and birds are singing (even if we cannot at the moment). That means it is time to brace for the Delaware heat and humidity. Someone asked me “what did they do in th
Embracing Change
Change is hard. My son recently visited and it took almost 10 days for one of the two cats to even begin to approach him. He was a stranger in the house. My other son and his significant other recently had a baby. The cat, who took five years to warm up to Liz, isn't happy that the new little person gets all the attention. This cat, who we've barely ever seen, came out for our last visit and allowed total strangers to pet and hold him. Attention from strangers was apparently
Three Holidays in Three Days
As the Easter Season comes to an end we are treated to three very special - and distinctly different holidays. First, is the Ascension of Our Lord. This is followed by Pentecost and then The Holy Trinity. Each holiday is considered a particularly special holy day on the Christian calendar - one marking an important day in the life of Jesus, the church, and the doctrine explaining the triune God we worship. Ascension of Our Lord: Happening forty days after Easter, on a Thursda
Back Home
I walked into the sanctuary on Sunday, April 25, to attend my first in-person worship service since February 2020. For over 14 months I have been extremely cautious about being around more than just a few people and, in taking those precautions, I have missed the inner peace and comfort that comes from sitting among fellow parishioners as we gather together to worship God. Here I was back in my spiritual home. As I looked around, I realized how wonderful it is to see the actu
