Last summer, as we commemorated the 150th anniversary of the first Episcopal service on our island and reflected on the stewardship that built this church, a few folks began to wonder what kind of legacy we are leaving for those in future generations.
I imagine that many folks reading this will have been part of the process of writing a Mission Statement for some church, board, committee, or other organization.
As a seminarian, I travelled to Palestine as part of a group organized by St. George
When I was a kid, we lived a few blocks from the town cemetery
Once again, the church is out of step with the world
When we moved to Mount Desert Island (in the month of May), a local friend told us,
On Garrison Keillor
One of the real blessings of our current model of shared ministry among the parishes of MDI is the opportunity for congregations to hear multiple different preaching voices from month to month (Actually, I
A mischievous older priest once told me,
For a moment, imagine a world where everyone, or nearly everyone, is a Christian.