My heart has been so heavy this week as war rages between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory. I watched my Facebook feed in...

As we celebrate the Feast of St. Francis this week, I’m reflecting on his example as we bring a new dog into our home. His name is Monty....

A banner hangs from the front of our church building that proclaims “All are Welcome” with a big rainbow flag to help make the point. In...

Listening Circle is a respite from screens and noise and shallow connections. It is quiet time to reflect. It is receiving and asking...

Three new books are being added to the Daniel Library. Please stop in and look. Books are signed out by use of a clip board and there...

I became co-chair of the diocesan Anti-Racism Commission (ARC) in early March of 2020. At the first meeting I had to discuss the work of...

One of the things I’m looking forward to with the start of our tenants’ programming in a few weeks is the sound of children. The voices...

My first spiritual director was an Episcopal laywoman named Virginia La Dare Cox. She went by the name Dare, which I thought was a great...

Sometimes offering welcome can stretch us a bit. Last Spring in this space, I wrote about my trepidation over Mary Rivera’s plan to go...

Our vet told us recently that summer is especially hard on dogs. Even if you have air conditioning, the combination of the humidity and...

On Sunday afternoon Jess and I hopped on our tandem bike for the first time in a while and wound through the city streets and forest...

Back in March, we named the gift of welcome as one of our parish’s unique charisms -- the gifts God has placed among us that are meant...

“You can get lost in any library, no matter the size. But the more lost you are, the more things you’ll find.” ―Millie Florence, Lydia...

First Fruits My first job was working at a deli at a grocery store. Having already developed the habit to give to charity from allowances...

Hello, dear St. Peter’s family! I missed you all as I was away from the office these past few weeks. Most was for a staycation, and a...

During the summer, children and even more adults may be home enjoying the sun's rays. While vacation is often the highlight of the warm...

Last Saturday a group of parish ministry leaders met with Charlese Freeman and myself to plot out many of the dates for programming...

My father, Jesse Gerber, would have turned 100 years old this Sunday, June 18, which is also Father’s Day. He died of a brain tumor 35...

Dear friends, Starting in June our old oil and gas-powered boilers, which we are affectionately calling Frank and Ernest, will retire,...

During our Charting our Course forums after Easter, when we discussed the gifts that God has placed in our community, the Charism of...