Monthly Archives: June 2011

Free to choose

Posted on June 30, 2011 by sonyasutton

Our national attention turns this weekend to the Fourth of July celebration, reminding us to be grateful for the many blessings we enjoy, the most glorious among them being the blessing of freedom. Freedoms of choice regarding religious expressions, of … Continue reading →

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Barcelona Buildings and Blessings

Posted on June 29, 2011 by The Rev. Canon John E. Lawrence

We just returned from two wonderful weeks in Spain.  The first week was spent and doing lots of reading on the island of Minorca, one of the Balearic Islands off the Mediterranean coast.  The second week was an active and … Continue reading →

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Rest and renewal on the beach

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Carol Flett

Every summer I must return to a sandy beach along the ocean, for at least a week – Orleans, Cape Cod; Martha’s Vineyard, or Rehobeth Beach, DE. There is something in my body, mind and soul that needs the smell … Continue reading →

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Prescriptions for Bad Times

Posted on June 27, 2011 by stalbansparish

There are times I find hard to cope with. Not BIG deal bad times (that’s something else), but times when I just need to get through a few hours because I’m somehow spooked. Here are a sample of them: I’ve … Continue reading →

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Are we there yet?

Posted on June 24, 2011 by stalbansparish

Yesterday, I met up with a friend I had not seen in almost a year.  We traded information about what has gone on in our lives these past months and we each ended our recitation with a similar tag line,  … Continue reading →

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We need a little more whimsy in our lives

Posted on June 23, 2011 by sonyasutton

There’s only one ATM at the international contemporary art show,  Venice’s Biennale, and it’s one of the busiest ATM’s in all of Italy.  Could that be because it plays a tune when someone enters their pin number to withdraw cash?   … Continue reading →

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Ordinary Time and Exceptional Moments

Posted on June 22, 2011 by The Rev. Canon John E. Lawrence

In our liturgical calendar, we have now completed the feasts, fasts, and festivals that tell the story of our creation, redemption, and commission as Christians that began with Advent and have ended with Pentecost and Trinity Sunday.  We have now … Continue reading →

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God rested from all the work that he had done in creation

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Carol Flett

“Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested on the seventh day from all the work that he had done. … Continue reading →

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Boundaries…Some first thoughts!

Posted on June 20, 2011 by stalbansparish

Lots of people know the place I’m homesick for.  The house we lived in for 35 years or so.  Three or four blocks from St. Alban’s.  It’s where our kids had their teens and youth years when they were home, … Continue reading →

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The Road Goes Ever On

Posted on June 17, 2011 by fatherjered

There is a wonderful moment at the beginning of the Lord of the Rings when Bilbo is describing the allure of the road to young Frodo.  “It’s a dangerous business… going out your door” he says “you step onto the … Continue reading →

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