Celebrating Our Volunteers

Celebrating Our Volunteers

April is a month dedicated to Volunteer Appreciation. While we celebrate our volunteers every day here at Holy Apostles, this month is a time to show them a little extra gratitude. Last week, we celebrated our volunteers with a luncheon. Our dedicated group of...

The Blessings of Rogation Days | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector

St. Michael and All Angels | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector

This past week, on Wednesday the 29th, was the Feast of St. Michael and All Angels. It was the patron feast of my former parish, St. Michael’s on the Upper West Side, but it may not be a feast day you’ve ever thought much about. Focusing on angels may not seem useful in these current times when there are so many pressing issues in our world that need our attention….

The Blessings of Rogation Days | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector

Discussion & Hope | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector

Last Sunday, a good number of parishioners stayed on Zoom for a discussion of our SummerReads book How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi. Professor Kendi has been a high profile—and compelling—presence in the media lately, discussing this most recent work as well as his other books Stamped from the Beginning and Antiracist Baby. His commitment to unveiling what he calls the “Stage 4 cancer of racism” in our nation is thoroughly researched and deeply felt. How to be an Antiracist is a work that challenges and inspires. Reading and discussing it together was a gift….

The Blessings of Rogation Days | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector

Lent Is Upon Us | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector

We’ve enjoyed a fairly long season of Epiphany this year, but now the season of Lent is upon us, beginning with Ash Wednesday on February 26. As you will hear if you join us for the 8 am or 7 pm service that day, Ash Wednesday invites us to the observance of a holy Lent, “by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word.” (Book of Common Prayer, p. 265) So now might be the perfect time to think about how you will observe a holy Lent!…

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