Monthly Archives: September 2014

Joseph and FDR

Posted on September 30, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

Two weeks ago Jonnie Sue and I managed to catch every episode of the PBS series “The Roosevelts” by Ken Burns. Years ago I had taken Dr. Redford’s graduate course “The American President” at Texas University; I’ve read “The Lion … Continue reading →

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This past August was For the Birds

Posted on September 29, 2014 by jimq2012

A little stream of consciousness blog entry brought on by the sounds surrounding me this morning…  On August 22 I heard a poem that has not wholly left me since.   The poem is called is called Kingfisher, by Chris McCabe, … Continue reading →

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A: The Post Office

Posted on September 26, 2014 by matthewhanisian

Q: Where have you received God’s grace and mercy today?   Quite often we get wrapped up in whatever the day has in store for us:  things to accomplish, places to go, people with whom we will interact…the list could go … Continue reading →

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The round earth’s imagined corners

Posted on September 25, 2014 by sonyasutton

(parts of this were originally published on May 24, 2012)  AND (from the Shameless Commerce Division, information about a choir event on October 4 that gives you a fun way to support the music offerings of this parish: An Evening … Continue reading →

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Evensong Revelations: Guest Columnist

Posted on September 24, 2014 by deborahmeister

Last Wednesday night, we offered a service of Evensong, one of  the great traditions of the Anglican church. From its inception, the church has held onto the daily offices of morning and evening prayer as the heartbeat of our observance; … Continue reading →

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Busy, Busy. Thank the Lord.

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ronatstalbansdc

No cup early today. My only plea is unscheduled other work yesterday and today that all went longer than expected. Today it was many hours on the the phone with a help desk in California trying to find the cause … Continue reading →

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Every Picture…

Posted on September 22, 2014 by jimq2012

…tells a story. Recently a friend gave me a sweet little gift that inspired me to create an exercise for St. Alban’s annual parish weekend.   The project began last Wednesday night at the first Get Fed @ St. Alban’s … Continue reading →

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Trying Something New

Posted on September 19, 2014 by matthewhanisian

This weekend is the parish retreat.  Almost 100 St. Albanites will be traveling to Massanetta Springs, VA for a weekend away full of fellowship, community, learning, and fun.  I am positive we will have a wonderful time.   On Sunday … Continue reading →

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Turning Secular into Sacred

Posted on September 18, 2014 by sonyasutton

Seeing the sacred in anything that helps us experience beauty or challenges us to think in a new way is akin to turning water into wine, I’ve always thought.  We have opportunities every day to take a mundane moment and … Continue reading →

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Unbelievable! (Seven)

Posted on September 17, 2014 by deborahmeister

This series explores what we don’t believe — and why — in order to help us understand what we do believe, and why we do. The church does not teach us to despise the world. Many years ago, I saw … Continue reading →

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