From the Rector

We have moved beyond the frantic pace of the Christmas season into Epiphany--the liturgical season in which we explore what it means the be the Light of Christ, what it means to be a baptized Christian believer.

In the past, there have been times when we, as a parish family, have focused on welcoming visitors and new comers, how we invite those who decide to be part of our parish family into specific ministries. Recently, I read this quote on a website and it resonated deeply with me: "Hospitality, rather than being something you achieve, is something you enter. It is an adventure that takes you where you never dreamed of going. It is not something you do, as much as it is someone you become. You try and you fail. You try again. You make room for one person at a time, you give one chance at a time, and each of these choices of the heart stretches your ability to receive others. This is how we grow more hospitable -- by welcoming one person when the opportunity is given to you."

Read more in the January/February Messenger