The phishing scammers are in full force this holiday season, more aggressive than ever.  For the last two weeks I’ve been receiving a steady stream of emails and phone calls alerting me to the fact that someone using my name and title is asking parishioners for several hundred dollars worth of Target gift cards to help those in need. Those that respond get pulled into a back-and-forth email conversation that gets more demanding with each reply, ultimately being asked to send

This Sunday’s 10 am liturgy will feature our annual Advent Lessons and Carols service, in which a series of carols, anthems and scriptures tell the story of the promised messiah. That has me thinking about the holiday carols that are resonating for me this year. It’s a common topic of conversation at home as Jess and I search for songs to add to our decades-old holiday playlist and ask ourselves which songs we turn to year after year. This year I’m thinking a lot about the so

Walking our dog in the late evening is the best time to see the  clash of holiday décor that we encounter at this time of year. One house in particular still has Halloween bats dangling from branches adorned with Christmas Tree lights. Thanksgiving turkeys peek from behind fences and Christmas trees blink from the windows behind. It’s beginning to look a lot like the calendar pages have run together. With so many secular holidays bunched in a short time it can be hard to find

Thinking about serving on Vestry may be the last thing on anyone’s mind during this busy holiday season. And yet, because new Vestry members are elected at the Annual Meeting in January, we ask that you carve out some time before the end of the year to prayerfully consider Vestry service.   You may not immediately think you have the necessary “gifts” for Vestry service. However, you have significant wisdom and skills from life experience. Vestry service can be deeply rewardin