Dear friends, Only last week I kept adding things to my "to do list," while sitting at my desk. I followed my daily routine and knew what to expect from day to day. There was a certain expectation of what "church" looked like. I now have soul-whiplash. I know this...
During this unexpected event of voluntary quarantine, we have the opportunity to pray our common prayers together in new ways. We always have available the Book of Common Prayer (BCPonline.org) to use for our worship at home individually or as a family. Any of our various forms of the “Prayers...
“It is no longer because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard for ourselves.” John 4:42 A few weeks ago, China’s problems seemed far removed from my life here in Gainesville, Ga. And now, even as I write this homily, I am aware that by the...
Dear People of Grace, These are surreal days, my friends. I wanted to write to you, after discerning with the wardens, vestry, staff, and medical professionals. At this time the bishop has left it to local parishes to discern about cancellations of services. The team at Grace has discerned that...
Zoompline Join us every night at 8:00 PM for community prayers, "Zoompline" (Compline via Zoom*), and perhaps more. This same link is usable every evening to make it easy. Join us for ZoomplineBCP Daily Office: Compline * Zoom is a web-based video conferencing tool that allows users to meet online,...
Dear People of Grace, Bishop Wright sent a pastoral directive out to the leadership of the diocese today with new directives for our Sunday worship services. I am in touch with our leadership team at Grace pertaining to these changes in our worship life, and I want you to know...
https://youtu.be/9guXP4Yy18Q For a long time now, I have kept a practice of having paper and pen on the shelf by my side of the bed. Very often, I wake up in the middle of the night with a sudden thought or random insight, and I need to write it down. ...
Bicentennial Campaign Update For those who are interested, Jason Voyles, Tate O'Rouke, and Fr. Stuart will be available for an update on our Bicentennial Capital Campaign this Sunday, March 8, at 9:20 AM in the Parish Hall. They will have updates on pledge amounts and answer any questions that anyone...
Dear friends, Last week, as we celebrated Ash Wednesday and stepped into this Season of Lent, Cynthia and I were having lunch (yes, on Ash Wednesday). She turned to me and said, "I don't think we have been in this part of the forest before." I don't know about you,...
By the time I left the office on Thursday afternoon to begin my Sabbath rest, I had three sermons prepared for today and they were all across the board. I had one that was designed to be very light, mindful that this is not my “personal platform” in Hyde Park...