We are so excited about Christmas Eve at Restoration! For the first time in our short history, Restoration will have 3 services on December 24 to celebrate the incarnation of God in His Son, Jesus Christ. Before I describe what to expect at each service, let me answer the most important logistical question: Where […]
Thanksgiving conjures up memories of getting up far too early in the morning to help my dad stuff the turkey. Before anything else, we would set up the television in the kitchen to watch the parade festivities and football pre-game shows as the rest of the day progressed in an alternation between preparing food […]
Yesterday I had the pleasure of speaking with all of our candidates for vestry. We had such a strong slate this year. They represent the depth and breadth of our Restoration leadership bench. I am thankful to God that so many people come forward in so many different venues and offer their experience, talents, and […]
Today is Restoration’s 6th birthday. We remember the celebration we had in 2009 at the Ballston Hilton and we celebrate all the opportunities we have had to welcome people home in 2016. Here are some highlights from this year: We have lived in our space— eaten meals, laughed, cried, prayed, sang. We have hosted […]
The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. Our prayers this month were guided by the new Evening Prayer Service which is found in the Texts for Common Prayer, a recent addition […]
Fellas, It’s time to register for our annual RestoMen’s retreat. It is a bite-sized chunk of manly goodness. It’s an opportunity to connect with God, to anticipate the year to come, to give thanks for all that has been. It’s a blast. When is it? January 15-16, 2016. One night. 21 hours of awesome. Where […]
The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. As we kneeled at the railing, we said many prayers of thanksgiving — for the hiring of Isaiah Brooms, for our fall retreat […]
There are always so many exciting things that are happening at Restoration. This graph is just one way that we tell the story of broken people being restored by grace and living God’s story. If you click on the graph, you will find a deck of slides that our vestry used to celebrate the work […]
We do these 3 times a year. And every time I struggle to find the right words to both capture what it is and to motivate you to attend. I’m running uphill with this. Look what I have to work with: Parish: It sounds so antiquated. But it is what we are. Formally: “A […]
The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. After a brief hiatus in August, we gathered last Tuesday at the church commencing our meeting as is our new custom — on our […]
