Posts from August 2020

Good morning, Christ Church! While we await the official announcement, there is certainly a growing sense of anticipation as we prepare to welcome our next rector. We know that the Search Committee has made their recommendations and the Vestry is now in the process of finalizing a call. Thus, this is a very exciting moment for all of us. The time has come for our congregation to enter into the next chapter of our mission. We look forward to the…

Good morning, Christ Church! For those of us who were around at the time, how can we ever forget the “Go Go Eighties?” Wolves were roaming Wall Street. There were “Barbarians at the Gate.” Self-proclaimed “Masters of the Universe” were presiding over Vanities’ bonfire. And a very different Madonna was singing, “You know that we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl.” Everything was “big,” from “big hair” to “big clothes” and big BMWs. According…

Good morning, Christ Church! I must begin with a confession. While we continue to be very careful in regard to all the protocols (wearing masks whenever we leave home, washing hands regularly, staying six feet apart from others), Janie and I have been “out and about” a little bit these last several weeks. We have enjoyed seeing our neighbors socially distanced on backyard patios. And we actually took our children to a restaurant, where again we were out of doors…

Good morning, Christ Church! One of the real concerns I have about our society’s present conversation is the lack of emphasis on ethics and the living of moral lives. Yes, we hear a great deal about “lies,” “fake news,” “draining the swamp,” and what it means to be an American from the perspective of competing ideological points of view. And it is heartening to witness the awakening to the racial injustices on which our nation is founded, that Black Lives…

Good morning, Christ Church! We are fully in the midst of “the days between.” We continue to wait for the subsidence of COVID-19. The November elections are less than 100 days away. The start of the school year, in its various forms, will begin in the next several weeks. And here at Christ Church, Rick Miles+ has completed his term as our Interim. We now prayerfully await the announcement of The Vestry’s call and the arrival of the 29th Rector…