Monthly Archives: May 2016

The Waiting Room

Posted on May 13, 2016 by emilyagriffin9

They didn’t know exactly what they were waiting for, but they knew they needed to be together. That’s what first strikes me about Pentecost – a.k.a. what we’re about to celebrate on Sunday. We’re told that the people who were … Continue reading →

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“The Daily Cup” is moving

Posted on May 12, 2016 by charlespstalbansdcorg

Part of our plan in developing our new website, which debuted last year, was for “The Daily Cup” to be part of it. As you may have noticed, there is a “Blog” tab on the homepage of the web site, … Continue reading →

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What do you hope for?

Posted on May 11, 2016 by deborahmeister

Last weekend, our parish set up an enormous graffiti-board at a festival called Flowermart  that we knew was going to draw a couple thousand people. (Jim Quigley blogged about the idea here: http://stalbansdc.org/the-daily-cup/from-bones-to-hope/.) What happened was pretty magical: People of all ages … Continue reading →

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Family hymns

Posted on May 10, 2016 by ronatstalbansdc

Do you have favorite hymns? Jonnie Sue and I do. One that we share is “The Church’s one foundation,” number 525 in “The Hymnal, 1982.” I’m always moved when I have an opportunity to sing it, as was the case … Continue reading →

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FBQ

Posted on May 9, 2016 by jimq2012

  I’m Irish.  I love saying that.  We Irish love stories and every time we tell stories the details change but the truth remains… (one might think here of the Gospels?)! So here’s my gospel for the day, a little late. … Continue reading →

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The Ascension

Posted on May 7, 2016 by Rev. Debbie Kirk

  Thursday was the day in the liturgical calendar that we remember the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. It is celebrated forty days after the Resurrection. In addition to marking the day of the Ascension, the author of the Gospel … Continue reading →

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Enemy of the People

Posted on May 6, 2016 by emilyagriffin9

“Perfectionism is the voice of the oppressor, the enemy of the people. “ Or so Anne Lamott writes in her book Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. I remember discovering this line in seminary and wondering where … Continue reading →

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Hope Is Here!

Posted on May 5, 2016 by jimq2012

COME HOPE WITH US!

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Vote your life

Posted on May 4, 2016 by deborahmeister

Last night was a tough evening for me. One of our major political parties pretty much handed the nomination to a racist bigot, many of whose ideas would involve significant injury to groups of people that the Bible commands us … Continue reading →

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Teaching

Posted on May 3, 2016 by ronatstalbansdc

I came close to pursuing a career in academia, but chose government service instead. Nonetheless, I’ve enjoyed playing a teaching role in just about every position I’ve held. When the Customs Service sent me to Hofstra University for five months … Continue reading →

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