Almighty Father, who gave your only Son to die for our sins and to rise for our justification: Give us grace so to put away the leaven of malice and

FinishIt is a difficult story to endwhen the end is not an endbut a closing that opensa big door where the big stopperused to be jammed inand the something is

Dear Friends, On Sunday, we turn toward Holy Week. At 9:00, 11:00 and 1:00, we’ll enact the special liturgy for Palm Sunday that begins with the Liturgy of the Palms,

Dear Friends,  We are approaching the final week of our Lenten journey. Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday (March 29), leading us along the way with Jesus into the depths

“Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil; for you are with me.” Psalm 23:4 In his well-known leadership book Good to

Dear Friends,  This week I am in Charlotte with hundreds of leaders from across The Episcopal Church for the annual Episcopal Parish Network conference. Over the last few years, this

Good Folk of St. Michaels, We have begun in earnest the solemn season of Lent: a time of self-examination, prayer, fasting, self-denial, Scripture study, and almsgiving. It is a time

Dear Friends,  Next Wednesday will be Ash Wednesday, marking the beginning of our observance of the season of Lent. We will begin the forty days by receiving ashes upon our

Dear Friends, I am grateful for all the kind and encouraging reflections on our Annual Parish Meeting last Sunday. It was a time of celebrating so many gifts in this

Dear Friends, You may be surprised to know that January is one of my favorite times in parish ministry.  Full of work on budgeting, reporting, nominating & electing, and planning