RestoArts Advent Display Advent Week 1Artist: Carolyn WrightHope.Promises kept.Such vast, intangible concepts. How can they be conveyed through a physical painting?My initial expectation was that my painting would be abstract, to convey abstract ideas. Yet as I began to dig into the scriptures we are using this Advent, meditating on them in preparation for beginning the […]
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 […]
The vestry met in our fellowship hall on October 26. Due to various travels and illnesses, three members were unable to participate in-person. Karen McNeilly led the vestry in collects and prayer in the shadow of our beautiful new Lord’s Table as we prayed for our church and specifically the needs of our community and […]
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, […]
On September 28, the vestry met with all members together participating in-person for the FIRST time in 18 months. Mary Jo Binker led the vestry in collects and prayer as we prayed for our church and many of the needs and transitions occurring. We then kicked off the fun with a beautiful rendition of Happy […]
Good morning Restoration,As September draws to a close, my heart is full of thanksgiving for all that the Lord has done in our community this month. For example- the return of Kids’ Small Groups; the explosion of Apex attendance and excitement; the start of Alpha; the start of the Restoration Clergy Development Program and our […]
Dear Restoration, Be WillingI continue to pray for our willingness– both as individuals who are following Jesus and as a church that is wanting to be salt and light in the community around us. Our willingness precedes our discernment. May God give us willing hearts that bear the fruit that comes from faithful courage. Praying for the hard placesOur staff […]