Dear Caldwell, We’ve been talking plenty about 2012 as our centennial year and this weekend is highlight in our year-long celebration. Sunday will be a very full day for out little church (starting with turning our clocks forward an hour): * The session and some highly talented members have been working on a new graphic expression …
Dear Caldwell. First, I’d like to remind everyone that Caldwell leads worship today as the Elizabeth Communities of Faith Lenten series continues at St. Martin’s Episcopal on 7th Street. I’m grateful for Smitty, Manley and the choir for taking time out of their day to lend their gifts to this service along with Veronica and …
Dear Caldwell, Yesterday, our across-the-park neighbors at St. Martin’s Episcopal hosted the Elizabeth Communities of Faith for a noon Ash Wednesday service. As several of us noted afterward, the Episcopalian tradition is so rich in texture in meaning. The worship bulletin included a brief explanation of the tradition of Lent. In addition to Lent being a time …
Friends, Today we begin the season of Lent, a time of intentional reflection on who we are and whose we are in light of God’s claim on our lives in Christ Jesus. We do that by smudging ashes on our foreheads, ashes that often are the burned remains of last year’s Palm Sunday palm fronds. …
Dear Caldwell, I’ve been neglectful in communicating the details of this year’s Elizabeth Communities of Faith annual Lenten series, which begins this week. The series will be held this year at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church on 7th Street. This week for Ash Wednesday, at a service starting at noon, the Very Rev. Murdock Smith will kick us off as the first preacher. …
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Dear Caldwell, What a gorgeous day in which to enjoy God’s creation. I’m headed out to the yard for some work right after I write this. What is the kingdom of heaven for you? Where is it? When is it? I’ve found those questions some of the most challenging and rewarding entries into faith reflection …
Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say Rejoice. — Philippians 4:4 Dear Caldwell, There is much to rejoice about this week in the life of your little church. 1. Four wonderful folks joined the church last week, each bringing their own distinct set of experiences and perspectives into our midst. See the …
Dear Caldwell, I suppose I could start just about any of my blog entries with that phrase in the title, taken from Isaiah 40. There is always so much going on here at Caldwell. It’s hard to keep up with the reporting of everything. So, on just about any day, we could say to each …
Dear Caldwell, As the media begs for our complete focus on this week’s Super Bowl, a couple of church-related items: 1. The New York Giants have Eli Manning but we now have Eli Kleinmann. That’s him (Elijah Richard Kleinmann) there in the photo. Mother Joan gave birth while singing gospel music (really!) . Mom and Eli …
Dear Caldwell, The picture above is Nineveh, the capital of Assyria and the world’s greatest city at the turn of the 8th century BC. Pretty impressive place, huh? “Get up and go to Nineveh, that great city,” God told Jonah. Instead, Jonah went the other way, at least at first. I wonder why Jonah didn’t want …
