Nothing Stands Alone | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Mar 15, | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
This weekend brings us to the fifth Sunday in Lent, and closer to our walk with Jesus toward his suffering and death during Holy Week. It can feel like an intense time, especially when local and national and world events continually remind us of the suffering around us as well. And each of us in our own lives may be dealing with challenges, pain, and grief….
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Just Saying No | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Mar 8, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
We are deep in the heart of Lent, and while this Sunday is often referred to as “refreshment Sunday,” there is still a way to go before Easter arrives. Even with the...
Cleansing | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Mar 1, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, Uncategorized, World
God wants us to be inwardly genuine and penitent in our worship. Just as Jesus cleansed the temple we have to take an internal inventory of where we stand. As we know,...
In Media Res | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Feb 23, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
I just finished reading Emily Wilson’s translation of The Odyssey. While I have heard that, among purists, this translation is controversial, for me the colloquialisms...
Prophetic Prescience | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Feb 8, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
The author Octavia Butler just keeps surfacing. Reading her dystopian novel Parable of the Sower in our Holy Apostles summer book group a couple of years ago must have...
Praying | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Feb 2, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Jesus always took time to pray. He wanted to hear His Father’s voice, in solitude and peace. He looked for and cherished that quietness. A time, when He could clear His...
Meeting And Meetings | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Jan 26, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
I was speaking with a friend recently who is getting set to retire. When I asked this person what they were going to miss most, they responded, “Well, I’ll tell you...
The Legacies of Saint Peter and Saint Paul | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Jan 19, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
This past Thursday, January 18th, was the feast day marking the Confession of Saint Peter the Apostle. On that day, we remembered the gospel story (Matthew 16:13-19) of...
Sacred Friendship | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Jan 12, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Today is the day in our church calendar when we commemorate the life and ministry of Aelred, Abbot of Rievaulx. At first glance, Aelred seems to be another in a long...
In the Wilderness | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Jan 5, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
In the wilderness, a voice was heard. This was not just any voice. It was a voice that echoed with the promise of something greater, something more powerful than...
Resolution | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Dec 29, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
These days, New Year’s resolutions are controversial. I hear them dismissed as random, or unattainable. Some people say that making resolutions sets us up for failure....
The Winter Solstice | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Dec 22, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
At 10:27 pm Eastern time, Thursday, December 21st, we passed the Winter Solstice. This marked the moment when the North Pole, which had been tilting farther and farther...
People Look East | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Dec 15, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts
Thanksgiving was a day more special than most at Holy Apostles Soup Kitchen. As you can see in the picture above, we welcomed weekday guests into our nave for the first...
Are You Wondering In Darkness? | The Rev. Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Dec 8, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
John The Baptist proclaimed that someone was coming. Someone so spectacular that it was not enough simply to just wait for him to arrive. He called upon the people to...
Creating Within | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Dec 1, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Every year around this time, my spouse Charlie brings home a booklet of art that has been created by the detainees he works with on Riker’s Island. Contributions...
Keep the Gratitude Going | The Rev. Susan E Hill, Associate Rector
Nov 24, 2023 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
We aren’t quite in Advent yet, but the season begins soon ─ next Sunday, December 3rd. Actually, some believe Advent should start a bit earlier ─ after the Feast of St....
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