Monthly Archives: October 2015

New Perspective

Posted on October 30, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“And Jesus asked the lawyers and Pharisees, ‘Is it lawful to cure people on the sabbath, or not?’” Luke 14:3 Recently I was listening to an episode of the radio show, “Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me!,” and the celebrity caller for … Continue reading →

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Light and Dark

Posted on October 29, 2015 by sonyasutton

first posted on October 31, 2013 We are near the Eve of All Hallows (or All Saints as it is more commonly known now and shortened to “Halloween” of course), and this Sunday is All Saints Day, that feast day … Continue reading →

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Time Change

Posted on October 28, 2015 by deborahmeister

Last week, I found myself reading these words: “Today I wondered What is the worth of a day? Once, a day was long. It was bright and then it wasn’t, meals happened, and school happened, and sports practice, maybe, happened, and … Continue reading →

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Joy and sadness

Posted on October 27, 2015 by ronatstalbansdc

St. Alban’s was the place to be last Sunday.  Thank you Sonya and thank you DaPonte Quartet for a moving communion service with Mozart’s Missa Brevis as the mass setting.  I found myself marveling at being part of it.  It … Continue reading →

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Muscle Memory

Posted on October 26, 2015 by jimq2012

Today I was reminded that often times my heart remembers what my mind has tried to forget.  Deep emotions well up I don’t understand where they come from.  Usually it takes something outside myself to understand what was/is happening: the passing … Continue reading →

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Be Like Jesus

Posted on October 23, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“After he had dismissed them, he went up on a mountainside by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.” Mark 1:35   Dealing with people can be tiresome work.  We are a tiresome lot indeed!  Ha!  Why? … Continue reading →

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Proof

Posted on October 22, 2015 by sonyasutton

“Beauty is truth, truth beauty” – That is all Ye know on earth and all ye need to know. “Ode on a Grecian Urn” by John Keats, 1819. Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go … Continue reading →

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And now, O Father, mindful of the love…

Posted on October 20, 2015 by ronatstalbansdc

That’s the first line of one of my favorite hymns.   The hymns and the prayers in the Book of Common Prayer have been the chief influences on my makeup.  There have been others almost as strong: Bible commentaries, especially those … Continue reading →

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A Room with a View… of God

Posted on October 19, 2015 by jimq2012

Last Saturday about a dozen of us spent the day making personal icons at the third annual St. Alban’s Creative Retreat.  The purpose of these retreats is to invite believers to express their faith in creative ways.  The day began with … Continue reading →

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No Offence

Posted on October 16, 2015 by matthewhanisian

“And blessed is anyone who takes no offence at me.”   This week I’ve had the good fortune to hear a couple of heavy hitters in our Anglican tradition talk about their faith and visions for our church.  On Tuesday, … Continue reading →

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