Dear Families, I hope that you have all had a fun, relaxing and safe summer. I know we all needed that time to decompress from such a mentally and emotionally demanding spring. The school year has begun, and I know it is bringing its share of challenges to everyone. Whether your teens are in school in masks with social distancing precautions or if they're at home learning virtually, I just want you to know I am praying for all of you. I know that neither of those scenarios fe

LITURGY FOR WORSHIP FOURTEENTH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST 6 SEPTEMBER 2020 Click above for the Service Video For Music Click here To read today's Sermon Click here OPENING PROCLAMATION The grace of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you. Alleluia! And also with you. Alleluia! Alleluia! COLLECT FOR THE DAY (Proper 18) Grant us, O Lord, to trust in you with all our hearts; for, as you always resist the proud who confide in their own

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, the Liturgy for Tomorrow's Worship, Birthdays in the Week Ahead, and more. FROM THE RECTOR Saturday, 5 September 2020 Dear Friends: As Deb, Trevor, Lauren, Nick and I leave for a week of vacation, the following prayer will be added to my devotions, so I thought I would share it with you: O God, in the course of this busy life, give us times of refreshment and peace; and grant that we may so use our leisure to rebuild o

Hi Everyone! I pray you are all getting to enjoy this last stretch of summer! I know that school is right around the corner, and that means a new journey for children and parents. Whether schooling from home or helping our kids navigate the social distancing guidelines of in-person instruction, we will all have a full plate come fall. And we should certainly be gracious with ourselves as we set foot in this new terrain! I want to thank those who have given me your honest fe

Choral Tribute Honoring Those Messiah Members No Longer With Us Thursday, 3 September 2020 Dear Friends: When we are once again cleared to resume in-person worship services and we begin gathering together once again, we will notice that the congregation is not the same as when we left in mid-March. In the time we have been apart, a number of deaths have occurred, diminishing our ranks. To honor those we have lost, the choir has made a virtual choral piece dedicated to those b

Included in today's update: A Message from Father Keith, Outdoor Yoga Classes to Benefit Local Charities, Opportunity to Help A Parishioner with Transportation, Belfry Bargains Update, Produce for Manna, Recipes Needed, Questions for Reflection and a Prayer & Psalm for the Week FROM THE RECTOR Wednesday, 2 September 2020 Dear Friends: Next week, September 4-13, I will be away enjoying a few vacation days with my family at the beach. Should you have a pastoral emergency, The