Featuring our guest preacher The Rt. Rev. Mark Hollingsworth, Jr.’s sermon from Sunday, a great new release from the Parish Choir, an invitation from Anne, a note of thanks and video tribute that was premiered at our annual Thanksgiving dinner on Sunday, and info on next Sunday evening’s Interfaith Service of Thanksgiving.
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a new recording of a favorite Spiritual from the Parish Choir, A Prayer for Veteran’s Day, and a link to the full text of Bishop Rob Hirschfeld’s 2025 Diocesan Convention address, plus links to several of our content clearinghouses for all your SJC content needs!
Featuring Rob’s sermon from Sunday, the link to revisit our evening Requiem Mass Service for All Saints, a Prayer for Elections, as well as links to all our content!
Featuring Aaron’s sermon from Sunday, a recording from last year’s Choral Eucharist Service for All Saints, and links to several of our content clearinghouses for all your SJC content needs!
In these uncertain and strange times, I wanted to simply let you all know what is going on with the Stevens family. Firstly, we are all doing well. Secondly, we are in the United States and never did make our planned trip to New Zealand. Currently, we are in FL with my parents simply praying for all and being grateful for the time together.
In the days since we sent our last update about how we as a community are responding to the Coronavirus, we have been tracking new information, speaking with other communities of faith, listening to you, and talking with our Bishop.
Jeremiah 29: 4-5,7 These verses from Jeremiah have stuck with me since we read them in church on October 13th, the Sunday before Indigenous Peoples’ Day. I’ve been thinking about what it means to be part of a larger community and how we understand our presence, here, now, in this city, on this land.
Solitude. It’s what Jesus sought after he went to the wilderness after being baptized in the River Jordan. It was what shaped the spiritual lives of the desert mothers and fathers and drew people to them. It’s often where God is able to meet us, where we encounter the love that we cannot earn, but receive through our returning and rest, quietness and trust.
More recently I was introduced to the Daily Prayer book from the Corrymeela Community and among the wonderful offerings in their prayer book is The Prayer of Courage https://www.corrymeela.org/news/126/the-prayer -of-courage. The Daily Prayer Book includes 31 brief Scripture readings – a verse or two – and a prayer for that day.
