Dear Restoration,This is ‘The week after the Ascension’ and each day we have been praying: ‘Do not leave us comfortless, but send us your Holy Spirit to strengthen us, and exalt us to that place where our Savior Christ has gone before.’ We are anticipating Pentecost and we are so grateful that Jesus did not leave us […]
Dear Restoration,The prophet Isaiah wrote and the apostle Paul applied this great truth of God’s attentive urgency: “In a favorable time I listened to you, and in a day of salvation I have helped you.” (Isaiah 49:8, 2 Corinthians 6:2) Over and over in our church, we tell stories of how God hears and helps us. It […]
Wardens’ Report April 2021 The Vestry held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, April 27 virtually. Erica Chapman led us in prayer to start the meeting. Rector David Hanke provided his monthly report, and we approved the meeting minutes from our March 23 meeting. We had a chance to express our appreciation for Isaiah Brooms and […]
Dear Restoration, I love this little phrase in Psalm 119:94 “I am yours, save me.” It has become a prayer that I reach for when I don’t know what to do, when I don’t know what to say, when I am insecure, when I am over-confident, when I am desperately hoping and when I am terrified of the […]
Hi Restoration,Alleluia! Christ is risen!The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia!I am so thankful for a wonderful Holy Week with you. What a beautiful and profound journey from Hosanna! To Crucify! To Alleluia!In Case You Missed It…You can see all of our services from last week on our YouTube Live channel. Make sure you don’t miss the Easter […]
Dear Restoration,‘… He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to put away sin by the sacrifice of himself.’ Hebrews 9:26bWe are grateful to God for the death and resurrection of His Son, for the putting away of sin in forgiveness, for new life in the Spirit. We are grateful for all […]
The vestry held its monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 24 virtually. Fun fact: vestry generally hold our meetings on the fourth Tuesday of each month. After being led in prayer by Mary Breed and an approval of her carefully curated meeting minutes from February, we transitioned to items on the agenda.Rector David Hanke provided an […]
Dear Restoration, We begin by taking a moment to pray for the people of Boulder, CO and for our nation that has been unsettled by another story of tragic gun violence and the murder of 10 people who bear the image of God. “Call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver you, and you […]
Preamble The Phase Gamma plan builds on the foundation that was established in Phase Alpha and Phase Beta. Phase Alpha was designed to be deliberately small and conservative so that we could test and pilot having a congregation in our sanctuary. We wanted to give Restoration people an opportunity to demonstrate their desire to worship […]
Dear Restoration, “Yet you are he who took me from the womb; you made me trust you at my mother’s breasts. On you was I cast from my birth, and from my mother’s womb you have been my God. Be not far from me, for trouble is near, and there is none to help.” Psalm 22:9-11 Here we are, […]
