Ryan Goyer
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Good Things Happened in our Prayers
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Restoration, I am grateful to God for our week of unceasing intercession. Thank you for participating with such great anticipation. I am writing with 2 quick updates and a longer reflection. Ordination on Sunday at 3pm We are grateful for the privilege of having shepherded 2 curates through the ordination process to priesthood: Isaiah Brooms and […]
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Wardens’ Report: October 2020
The vestry met on Tuesday, October 27th, remotely. Dan Vogel led us in our time of prayer this month and it was a privilege to know we were praying alongside Good Things Grow Through Prayer. We hope each of you will join us (the spots are full, but there is no limit to the number who […]
Rector’s Update: Election, Eucharist, Prayer
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Good morning Restoration, It has brought me great joy this week to both offer prayer and receive prayer as we join together in Good Things Grow Through Prayer. Multiple times throughout the day I have realized (remembered!) ‘someone is praying for me right now!’ I open the sign-up. I smile. I say, ‘thanks God that they are […]
Good Things Grow Through Prayer: Testimonies
From October 25th to November 1st, we as a Restoration family prayed for 168 hours straight — two people at a time! It was a powerful time of corporate intercession, and we received over 200 testimonies from participants about their experiences. Check out their responses below, as well as the prayer guide we used for […]
Praying Like Jesus by Praying the Psalms
This teaching is from the Friday night session of our 2020 Fall Retreat, featuring author and professor David Taylor.
An at-home Fall Retreat for Kids+Families
This weekend is the Fall Retreat, only it’s unlike any that I’ve been to at Restoration the past 11 years. I’m missing our time to scamper and explore and laugh and sing together. In case your kids are missing it, too, your family might want to use these ideas to have your own at-home Fall Retreat.Read Psalm 104 (or […]
Rector’s Update: nominations, hiring, and retreat!
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It is good to give thanks to the Lord, to sing praises to your name, O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night… (Psalm 92:1) We prayed this psalm during morning prayer today. It is a ‘song for the sabbath’ and a wonderful reminder of how sabbath […]