Choice Pantry: Walking Alongside Ewa
Sep 18, | 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 the United States in 1991 knowing only a little English — but determined to help her daughter build a...
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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...
Henry’s Amazing Journey
Sep 18, 2024 | Donor Stories, Food for the Soul, Guest Stories
How your support creates opportunities to thrive! On September 1, 2024, Henry marked 19 years of sobriety. Now living in Seattle, he works as a top financial...
Self-Denial | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs
Sep 13, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
In our world today, the idea of bearing a cross can seem distant and abstract. We don’t literally carry heavy wooden beams on our back as we navigate our daily lives....
The Heavens Are Telling the Glory of God | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Sep 6, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
This Sunday, Holy Apostles will join with churches across the country and all over the world in observing a Season of Creation. The weeks of September have been...
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Aug 30, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
This long holiday weekend always puts me in mind of the 1996 commercial for an office supply store that was advertising its back-to-school wares. You may remember it...
Seasonal Shift | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Aug 23, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
This is one of those times in the year when we hear sentences that start with “I can’t believe…” As in, “I can’t believe August is almost over!” or “I can’t...
The Sacrament | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Aug 16, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
During the Eucharist, we break bread to share in the body of Christ. Though we are many, we are one body, because we all share in one bread. This reminds us that we are...
Guest Contributor | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Aug 9, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
I am away on vacation, and in my absence I offer this excerpt from an essay written by Brian Doyle titled “The Most Beautiful Boat.” While a bit longer in length than...
Decisions, Decisions | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Aug 2, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
One of the reasons that we feel tired at night is the sheer number of decisions we make during the course of the day. Some of them are not of great consequence (Should...
Depth Of Feeling | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Jul 26, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Years ago, before it became a cultural colossus and while it was still playing at the Public Theater, my family and I saw the musical Hamilton. We got there by chance,...
Rest | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Jul 19, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Summer becomes a time to work on ourselves and our ability to be the light and find meaning in our journey, even when it seems uncertain. In our daily lives, we often...
Summer Reflecting | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Jul 12, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
I am on the mailing list for the Society of St. John the Evangelist, the monastic order located in Cambridge, MA. The theme of their most recent newsletter was...
The Rev. Dr. Pauli Murray, Priest | The Rev. Susan E. Hill, Associate Rector
Jul 8, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
With both the Pride and Independence Day celebrations in late June and early July, it can be easy to overlook some of those whom we commemorate in the church during...
Democratic Process, Church Edition | The Rev. Dr. Anna S. Pearson, Rector
Jun 28, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
As I write this, bishops and delegates from Episcopal churches across the nation (and from area missions and the Convocation of American Churches in Europe) are meeting...
Storms in Life | The Rev. Canon Robert A. Jacobs, Deacon
Jun 21, 2024 | Celebration, Community, International, Pulpit Posts, World
Webster’s dictionary defines “Faith,” as “confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea or thing.” There was also this definition, “Belief...
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