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Last week I met with my clergy group for the first time since November of 2019. Prior to the pandemic we have met twice a year since 2002. We met at one of the members summer home in the 1000 Islands on the St. Lawrence River in New York and that is only accessible byRead more

This past year has been challenging. Perhaps that’s an understatement for some of us, and for others of us, perhaps we’ve already forgotten past difficulties as we seek to navigate the latest “normal,” or maybe we’re just worn out and ready for a break. Yesterday, my kids watched their school’s 8th grade graduation live-streamed on YouTube.Read more

Last Sunday, seven of St. John’s youth stepped into the pulpit during our 10am worship and offered thoughtful, authentic, and compelling reflections on faith and life. They were brave and honest and eloquent, and I know many hearts were full of awe as we listened and received their offering. These youth have spent the pastRead more

This Sunday, I want to invite you to listen to the dramatist, the artist, the ballerina, the coxswain, the helper at the family business, the bakers for a soup kitchen, the nature lovers, the soccer players, the golfers, the up and coming reporter, the newly baptized, who are all the future of our church. I’veRead more