by Rector Gareth | Feb 19, 2021 | Rector's Message
The “no” list during the pandemic has included: no hugs, no school, no visits, no church, and no choir. For each of us, there’s the ongoing pandemic “no list” that feels like a global Lent and a prolonged slowing down of...
by Rector Gareth | Feb 17, 2021 | Rector's Message
The Church’s Communication Management Intern, Hope, with the Rector discussing “Ash Wednesday” programs. This year the Episcopal Clergy of the Diocese of New York will not be distributing ashes, based on a ruling by Bishop Andrew Dietsche intended to...
by Rector Gareth | Feb 12, 2021 | Rector's Message
These days, Valentine’s Day can be quite the production. This is certainly true in our household, where the children (three of them; 10 and under) make individual cards for Mommy and Daddy, and we return the favor. They also...
by Rector Gareth | Jan 30, 2021 | Rector's Message
For those of you able to attend the Annual Meeting last Sunday, thank you so much! For those of you who could not make it, never fear; you can find the very well-produced recording below with all the information you need “baked into” the meeting. Again, I...
by Rector Gareth | Jan 27, 2021 | Rector's Message
In a sermon entitled, “For Whom the Bell Tolls,” poet-priest John Donne asserts that we are all connected to one another because we all live together in community. He summed up his point of view in the immortal phrase, “No man is an island.” He...
by Rector Gareth | Jan 8, 2021 | Rector's Message
Like many of you, I have felt sick and betrayed over the events transpiring in Washington. But, unlike most of you, I have a different perspective on what we might think of as patriotism or nationalism. I grew up in 1970s-80s Britain, where hyper-nationalism was the...
