Beloved, Let us not look back with nostalgia, nor ahead with fear, but around with awareness. I learned this blessing years ago from Fr. Ralph Carskeddon, an old friend and mentor, when he was serving as interim dean of St. Mark’s Cathedral in Seattle, where I worshipped weekly before going off to seminary. I can […]
Lesson and Carols Sunday, Noveber 30th at 3 PM Our choir and guest musicians will present From Darkness to Light: An Advent Service of Lessons and Carols. The service will be composed of congregational singing, anthems by our choir, music from Handel’s MESSIAH presented by Miles McCormack and guest soprano Conra Cowart, and organ voluntaries […]
November, 2025 Beloved, November is a month full of holy disorientation. As the air cools and the trees shed their leaves, the church too approaches the end of its liturgical year – a season when endings and beginnings overlap. I invite you to take a couple of deep breaths and pause for a moment to […]
At Home in Mitford, by Jan Karon Enter the world of Mitford, and you won’t want to leave. It’s easy to feel at home in Mitford. In these high, green hills, the air is pure, the village is charming, and the people are generally lovable. Yet, Father Time, the bachelor rector, wants something more. Enter […]
October 2025 Beloved, Good caregivers are often terrible at being on the receiving end. Have you noticed this? Throughout my ministry, I have seen caregivers pour themselves out for others while often neglecting their own well-being. If you’ve ever said, “Oh, I’m fine, I’ve got this,” or if someone has suggested you take time off, […]
Come and Join Us on Saturday, October 4th with your pets for the Blessing of the Animals in front of the church on the lawn from 2:00 – 3:00 PM
September, 2025 Beloved, None of us got where we are solely by pulling ourselves up by our bootstraps. We got here because somebody – a parent, a teacher, an Ivy League crony or a few nuns – bent down and helped us pick up our boots.” I recently quoted this statement from Thurgood Marshall when […]
Date: Sunday, September 7, 2025Time: 2:00 PMFree admission — donations welcome This September, the talented college students of St. Paul’s Collegiate SCHOLA are offering their voices—not for applause, not for self-gain—but for love. They have chosen to share their gift of music to benefit Project CALEB (Community Acting in Love to Elevate Bravery)—our church-wide effort […]
The Day The World Came To Town The True Story Behind the Events on 9/11 that Inspired Broadway’s Smash Hit Musical Come from Away, Featuring All New Material from the Author When 38 jetliners bound for the United States were forced to land at Gander International Airport in Canada by the closing of U.S. airspace […]
