From the Clergy

To view and listen to the Rev. Stephanie Allen’s Easter Sunday sermon, click the play button below.

Last Saturday, Marilyn and I watched the beautiful, poignant funeral of Prince Philip in St. George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle from start to finish. It struck me, a few days before the annual observance of Earth Day, how evident Philip’s lifelong dedication to conservation of our planet was.  When the World Wildlife Fund was begun

There is a reason why many churches begin their Easter Vigil service outside in their columbarium, or memorial garden, or church cemetery. It hearkens back to the ancient Christian practice of worshipping in the catacombs, celebrating resurrection in the midst of the dead as a reminder that death is not the end. The light of

On December 21 (the Winter Solstice), an unusually bright star appeared in the southwestern sky about an hour after sunset. Caused by the convergence of two planets, Jupiter and Saturn, this was a celestial event that occurs only once every 800 years. Could this have been the star in the East that the Magi followed

The people who have walked in darkness have seen a great light; those who lived in a land of deep darkness — on them light has shined. Isaiah 9:2 One of the questions Kathryn asked the kids (and some helpful adults) for our virtual impromptu Christmas Pageant this year was about the shepherds: Why were