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Easter Vigil 2012

When I was about 17 years old, there was a huge blow up in my family. As a result, certain extended family members and my immediate family became disconnected. We never heard from them or called them again. That is, until about two years ago…

Good Friday 2012

Tonight our Lenten journey is nearly over. The last leg of the journey began last Sunday as we reenacted Jesus’ triumphant procession into Jerusalem accompanied by cheering crowds. Today it ends with a different kind of procession…

A Relational God

Today is a very special day in the life of our parish. Today at our 11:15 service we will welcome four children into our family through the waters of Holy Baptism. And at our 9:00 service we will join in congratulating 27 children who will graduate from their communion class…

Tad Richard: Stewardship

I’ve been asked this morning to give my story of Stewardship, in the hopes that, perhaps, my story will resonate with some of you and invoke the Spirit of giving within you during your discernment. But I know some of you are very scientific and calculating in your thought process, so let me just begin by offering two statistics: About 50% and about 95%.

Now that we’ve got that data out of the way, let’s get back to the story….

A Process of Listening

There is a New Yorker Magazine cartoon that had two people talking to each other, and one person is saying to the other, “Well, enough about me. Let’s talk about you. So what do you think about me?” I feel a little bit like that today in that I would like to talk a little bit about me. Not that I’m preaching me, but to talk a little about what I’ve been experiencing this past week and talk to you about that this morning…