Mary, Weaver of Purple and Scarlet | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Dec 20, | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
As we come closer to the end of Advent and the arrival of Jesus at Christmas, our attention naturally turns toward his mother, Mary. During our Adult Education sessions this season, we’ve explored the history of Mary, and the many devotions that have developed around her. There is one legend about her, though, that I haven’t yet told.
According to this apocryphal story, as a young girl Mary was accomplished in weaving well beyond her years. She was chosen along with six other virgins to spend her childhood in the Jerusalem Temple in order to weave the veil of the Temple. Because she was also the chosen one of God to bear the Christ child, she was visited daily, and even fed, by angels! Mary particularly worked with the purple and the scarlet thread, and when she was sent home to Nazareth to spin them, the angel Gabriel appeared to announce her special role as the mother of Jesus….
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Sacred Focus | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Dec 13, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
If you haven’t been to the Metropolitan Museum of Art to see “Siena: The Rise of Painting,” I hope you will have a chance to do so. The exhibit focuses on works of art...
Your Voice | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Dec 6, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
When we take the opportunity to share with another person about what having a real and life directing faith in Jesus Christ means to us, what will we say? When the...
How We Do What We Do | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Nov 29, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Last Wednesday evening, I had the privilege of attending a program at Carnegie Hall featuring work from participants in the Creative Arts Therapy Program at Rikers...
Clive Staples Lewis, Apologist and Spiritual Writer, 1963 | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Nov 22, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
C.S. Lewis was an Irish-English author as well as a tutor and lecturer at Oxford University, and then Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English Literature at...
The Wider Church | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Nov 15, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
We are the Episcopal Church, which means we are a church with bishops. The Greek word for bishop is “episcopos,” which means “overseer”—indicating that some of our...
Trust | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Nov 8, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, Uncategorized, World
Often, we let our circumstances dictate our faith. We trust God when things are going well, but when things get tough, we start to doubt. We start to question whether...
Church and State And All the Saints | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Nov 1, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Recently, a clergy colleague and I were having a conversation about the tensions between Christian commitment and citizenship. This priest could tell that people in her...
St. Michael and All Angels | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Oct 31, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Ever since I served at St. Michael’s Church, I have had an affinity for the feast day of St. Michael and All Angels, which falls on September 29. Most of my focus has...
A Sense of Joy | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Oct 29, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, Uncategorized, World
As the world around us and our lives grow more and more complicated and stressful, it is often grounding to get back to the simple things in life — like a walk in a...
St. Luke the Beloved Physician | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Oct 18, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Happy St. Luke’s Day! Today is the day we remember the person who, between his Gospel account and the Acts of the Apostles, is responsible for almost one third of the...
Is there a cost to follow Jesus? | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Oct 11, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
The cost of following Jesus is a theme that reverberates throughout the New Testament. When the rich young man asked Jesus about inheriting eternal life, Jesus didn’t...
Getting To Know You | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Sep 30, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, Uncategorized, World
Last Saturday, our Vestry gathered for an annual Retreat Day. Bishop Mary Glasspool joined us to lead our morning program, and as an ice-breaker exercise she asked us...
Faith and Works | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Sep 20, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
On the morning before I sat down to write this, I walked toward the front gate at Holy Apostles and was greeted by one of our Porters, who was eager to tell me about a...
Choice Pantry: Walking Alongside Ewa
Sep 18, 2024 | Food for the Soul, Guest Stories
Ewa has seen many changes at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry in the years she’s been visiting us. Born in Poland near the end of World War II, she came to...
Volunteer Corner – Meet Blake
Sep 18, 2024 | Food for the Soul, Volunteer Stories
Blake began volunteering at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen in 2019, looking to build his character and improve his ability to communicate with people from all walks of life...
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