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Posts by Olivia Delahaye

Budget Update: Relying on Your Generosity

Dear Friends, During our retreat this past weekend, the vestry envisioned our church’s history as a river, filled with smooth patches, rocks and shoals, and rapids.  As we move through our rector transition and call an interim rector, we are now approaching a bend in the river, with the next portion to be revealed.  Read…

Venturing Out of Solitude

Dear Friends,   There was a story in the news this week about a group of teenagers trading in their smart phones for flip phones for one week, noting the effect it had on their free time. With less “screen time,” most of them remarked they slept better and had more personal time with friends…

Reflections on MLK Day

Dear Friends,   This coming Monday, January 20th, is a day on which we celebrate the life and achievements of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The Episcopal Church’s liturgy for the Feast of Martin Luther King Jr. includes the following collect: Read a Letter from the Junior Warden

Reflecting on Three Years of Service

Dear Friends,   As my vestry term comes to an end, I am reflecting on the past three years: October 2021: “Would you consider running for vestry?” December 2022: “Would you consider serving as junior warden?” December 2023: “Would you consider being senior warden?”   Read the Senior Warden’s Reflections

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

Dear Friends,   Throughout the Advent season, the prophets point to a world made right: they anticipate a time when the valleys will be filled up and the mountains laid low, clearing a pathway for the people of God. They call forth One who is mighty to save, a Savior who will be known as…