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Dear Restoration,”Those who love your instructionshave great peaceand do not stumble.”(Psalm 119:165) Last Sunday, we made the transition from our Easter sermons in Romans 1-3 to our summer sermons on the life of Abraham. I showed a lot of pictures as we remembered the stories that lead up to Abram.But this image is my favorite. God’s move of […]
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Pictured above: We had a great turnout at our event for The Anglican Relief and Development Fund! (That is the Executive Director, Rev. Jake Stum, who is welcoming us.)Dear Restoration,”He turns a desert into pools of water, a parched land into springs of water… Whoever is wise, let that person attend to these things; let […]
Hi Restoration,Last Sunday we had a parish meeting. We do this around three times a year as a discipline to keep our lines of communication open. We are fortunate to be part of a thriving church where things are happening from morning to night almost every day of the week. We do our best to tell you the […]
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Pictured above: The Visitation by James B. Janknegt, 2008Dear Restoration,Today the Church remembers the visit of Mary to Elizabeth. ‘At the sound of Mary’s greeting, Elizabeth’s child leaped within her, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.’ (Luke 1:41, NLT)Doesn’t this painting by Jim Janknegt express it so well? I love the joy of John leaping!Mary […]
Ascension, Gwyneth Thompson-Briggs, 2020 [excerpt]A Collect for Ascension DayAlmighty God, whose only-begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ ascended into heaven:May our hearts and minds also there ascend, and with him continually dwell;who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen! (BCP p.613)Dear Restoration,The last three Sundays before the start of […]
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Photographed above: Restoration’s Front Terrace last Sunday. Joining with RestoArts to get ready for Pentecost on May 28!Dear Restoration, “I will show you what it’s like when someone comes to me, listens to my teaching, and then follows it. It is like a person building a house who digs deep and lays the foundation on […]
Hey Restoration,This is my second email to you this week. I won’t do that often, but this is very good.Our diocese has a newsletter which comes out every two weeks. It has great information about all the things that are happening in the Diocese of the Mid-Atlantic. I encourage you to subscribe! You can do so, here.Today, Bishop Chris wrote […]
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Dear Restoration,Praise the LORD. Praise God in his sanctuary; praise him in his mighty heavens. Praise him for his acts of power; praise him for his surpassing greatness. (Psalm 150:1-2) As we enter the month of May, we have so much to be thankful for and so much to anticipate. I have spent my morning in prayer— […]
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“…Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know that you are the Holy One of God.” (John 6:68-69)Our theme for GAFCON IVHi Restoration,Thank you for praying for me and for Anglicans from around the world as we gathered in Kigali, Rwanda last week for GAFCON […]
Dear Restoration Family, I hope that you are enjoying this lovely spring weather! I wanted to give you a brief update about our new Sunday PM worship service, as well as extend two invitations to you. Update on Sunday PM service:We launched the 4:30 PM worship service in late January, and over the past three […]
