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This year’s Choir Camp weeks in August had a total of 34 choristers participating. Each group (boys and girls) had their own week of fun and music! Along with learning fundamentals of music notation and voice training we visited the Ruben H Fleet Science Center, the Natural History Museum, the Air and Space Museum, and … READ MORE…
Last week we encountered Moses as a baby in the bullrushes, given up by his mother and adopted by Pharaoh’s daughter. Today we have moved at warp speed from his infancy to his maturity. Moses has grown up; he has killed an Egyptian whom he saw abusing a Hebrew slave and he is a wanted … READ MORE…
Thank you to all who participated in buying items to update our nursery! It looks wonderful! Here are pictures of what it looked like before, And here are the pictures of what it looks like now!
Welcome to the scenic resort of Caesarea Philippi. In our guided Gospel tour of the Holy Land, we have now arrived at the northernmost point in our journey with Jesus. It’s literally a turning point in the Gospel. From here he will turn south and head for Jerusalem. But at this hinge moment he talks … READ MORE…
(This post is part of a series of blogs by Canon Chris Harris as he shares some of his experiences during his field study this summer with Episcopal Community Services. Read the whole series here. ) One of the interesting things working at the different Episcopal Community Services programs has been meeting the many (homeless) Episcopalians who live … READ MORE…
(This post is part of a series of blogs by Canon Chris Harris as he shares some of his experiences during his field study this summer with Episcopal Community Services. Read the whole series here. ) I met a gentlemen at ECS the other day and as I normally do, I said something like, “so what are you … READ MORE…
Sermon – Ninth Sunday After Pentecost Genesis 37:14, 12-28; Psalm 105:1-6, 16-22; Romans 12:9-18; John 20:19-23 In the Name of the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Amen. Theodore VanKirk died two weeks ago. He was the last surviving member of the crew that dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. … READ MORE…
(This post is part of a series of blogs by Canon Chris Harris as he shares some of his experiences during his field study this summer with Episcopal Community Services. Read the whole series here. ) Each Sunday we practice Eucharist in a very stylized, symbolic way. But what are we really doing there? We are celebrating the … READ MORE…
(This post is part of a series of blogs by Canon Chris Harris as he shares some of his experiences during his field study this summer with Episcopal Community Services. Read the whole series here. ) This morning I was at East County Accord which is a program of Episcopal Community Services which works with people who have … READ MORE…
There aren’t many times in my life when I feel lonely; at least, that’s what I tell myself more than I once did. Since I live alone without even so much as a renting roommate, I’ve become acquainted with being alone a lot of the time. But loneliness is another issue. It often happens on … READ MORE…