Dear Restoration,”Count it all joy, my brothers and sisters, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” (James 1:2-4)Happy 12th day of Christmas! As we transition from the season […]
Dear Restoration, ‘The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices, for yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.’ Thank you for joining us for worship on Christmas Eve. It was good to sing these words with you. As we move through the season of Christmastide and embrace a new year, I would like to invite […]
1) Next Grocery Delivery for Afghan Neighbors – September 17 and October 15 The next opportunity to sign up for grocery delivery is Saturday, September 20! Please sign up to join us on Saturday, September 17 or Saturday, October 15 as we partner with Comunidad to deliver groceries to recently arrived Afghan refugees. We have slots […]
Restoration,Have you read through the book of Revelation? If you picked up our Daily Prayer Guide (there are still some in the narthex), you started Revelation 1 today. This book is a wonderful accompaniment for our Advent waiting:”The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave… to show to his servants the things that must soon take place… […]
Wardens’ ReportNovember 30, 2021The Vestry met on November 30 for our last in-person meeting of the year. Before gathering in the fellowship hall for dinner and peanut M&Ms, we knelt in our Advent-decorated sanctuary for prayer. Dennis Wong led us in giving thanks for Chris Lugo and his service and ministry as our Curate and […]
Hi Restoration,The words of our Collect for Advent 1 have been guiding my morning prayers and ringing through my days: “…give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on the armor of light…” Yes, Lord. May your light break into the dark places of our heart, our households, and this world. Yes. Amen.One of the […]
Dear Restoration,My dog ran away. Can you believe the irony of it? After preaching in my sermon on Sunday that we have a fenced yard because if he ever got out, he would be gone forever… and then the very next day. He ran. Fast. I saw him go and within seconds, he had turned a corner and was […]
Good morning, Resto!Our staff team is often asked how the church can support people in our community. We are so grateful for Restoration’s willingness to love our neighbors. Thank you! You are a generous church and we have two practical ways you can jump in to help.Furniture Drive for an Arlington FamilyChristine Katcher, a new […]
Dear Restoration,The Lord is my Shepherd I shall not want. (Psalm 23:1)These words have been running around in my brain and in my heart since Sunday morning. Our fall retreat speaker, David Taylor, suggested that these 9 words, this single verse, represents the whole gospel in the book of Psalms and even the whole Gospel […]
Hi Restoration,We had a great parish meeting on Sunday. You can hear the audio and watch the slides on our YouTube Channel. Thanks to everyone who attended and thanks be to God for His faithful provision and guidance. Truly, there are many good things that are growing here.During the parish meeting, our senior warden, Brad Jones, […]
