This morning marked the first time that church has been opened on a first-come-first-serve basis in nearly a year and a half. Social distancing was still enforced and masks were still required. But, anyone who wanted to come could do so even if it was a last minute decision ( Read more... )

The Hopes (Jr. and Sr.) lost their father a week or so ago. St. Michael's is just getting word of it now since the family relocated to Arizona nearly ten years ago. You may remember the older brother as part of that remarkable team of Sunday School juniors and seniors, "Hope and Crosby" who caught my attention every time they appeared at the late ( Read more... )

Pentecost is all about the Holy Spirit, (or The Holy Ghost, as we refer to it in the Baptist Church), its comings and goings as described in the Book of Acts, the huge Afterward of the events leading up to Christ's death. There are a lot of references to both the spirit and to spirits in the music program and lectionary ( Read more... )

June came and went by more quickly than any month since this journal began. The saying, used to be, "Beware, the Ides of March", but I would replace that with "Beware, the End of the Fiscal Year ( Read more... )

It had been dawning on me gradually, all week, that perhaps, The Cathedral would be the place to be today ( Read more... )