Restoration Anglican Church, in partnership with Telos and Coracle, is organizing a trip to the Holy Land for 10 days (April 23 – May 2, 2022). Participants will walk in the footsteps of Jesus and will endeavor to walk where He would walk today as we explore the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in the posture of peacemakers. During […]
Dear Restoration,”My brothers and sisters, show no partiality as you hold the faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.” James 2:1Every year, during the 3rd week of January, we set our gaze on the horizon of God’s righteousness and the work of His Kingdom as we honor the labors of Rev. Dr. […]
Hello, Resto!We are so excited to announce our new Operations Coordinator: Callie Goyer!As the Operations Coordinator, Callie will manage the day-to-day business logistics of the church. Practically, that means she will work alongside me to manage the church finances and the church business office. You, the congregation, will liaise with Callie when you have questions […]
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 […]