The scriptures you read today are about the story of the Ascension in the Book of Acts. The lectionary places today’s gospel, John 17:1-11 – Jesus’ prayer concerning unity – at the end of the Easter season; but in John’s gospel the prayer for unity among His followers occurs at the end of the last supper, so that…
When I arrived at Emmanuel almost seven years ago (where does the time go?) there was some initial discussion about starting a parish blog. I loved the idea and put it on our wish list. And well, here we are, nearly seven years later, ready to check that box. As you can tell, some things…
Hi everyone, thank you for tuning into today’s sermon. These certainly are wild and ever changing times and we at Emmanuel are doing our level best to adapt with the changing news and happenings all around us – all in a spirit of flexibility, joy and anticipation. Working hard to stay in the present moment and…
Riley is the seven year old Golden Retriever who lives with his human family across the street from Max and me. Riley has been well trained to stay within the boundaries of his home. Riley loves his tennis ball. Riley has trained all of us who know him how to play ball with him. His…
Hi everyone, welcome to our eighth Sunday of celebrating Emmanuel At Home. Thanks again for joining us. As many of you know the first weekend in May is when our parish ordinarily goes on a retreat to Shrine Mont in beautiful Orkney Springs, Virginia. A parish retreat is no small undertaking and volunteer Joe Scott does a…
Happy Easter Sunday everyone. He is Risen. He is Risen indeed! I hope this Easter message finds you all doing as well as can be expected under these present circumstances. Four weeks ago, I know, I, for one, certainly thought we’d be back in church by now; but here we are, still social distancing, and washing our hands,…
Hi everyone. Thank you to all of the young people who are listening to today’s homily for children. When you are introduced to someone, how do you decide if this is a person you would like to know better? You listen to what the new acquaintance tells you about herself or himself. You can also learn a lot…
Thank you for tuning in everyone. I’d like to do three things while we are together. I’d like to: – talk a little bit about where we are today. – introduce you to someone I admire. – and invite you to choose how you want to be remembered for how you responded to this present time. 1. I…
