The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to provide information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. At our February 26th Vestry meeting, we enjoyed dinner together, and we prayed before starting the meeting. This month Johanna Montague led us through prayer which included a […]
Restoration, you are such a generous church! You gave an enormous gift to our province. Thank you. You gave an extravagant gift to the 100 folks, who are doing works for justice and mercy, who gathered for a few days in our facility to get to know one another, to experience good teaching, and to […]
Playlist: Opening Songs: All Creatures of our God and King Mighty to Save Response: One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) Offertory: Jesus I Come Sanctus: Sanctus (Holy and Hosanna) Eucharist: Fall Afresh Because He Lives (Amen)
Dear Restoration, Thank you. Thank you for all you have done to be ready for next week’s Matthew 25 Gathering. I wanted to send a few notes as we enter the countdown to arrival. A HUMONGOUS thank you to Kathy Kenyon who has been coordinating all of our ‘on-site logistics’. Thank you to the registration […]
Playlist: Opening Songs: Come Thou Fount King of My Heart In the Secret – the recording is in the key of E, but this sheet is in C – I’m not sure which we will do yet. Response: Good to Me Offertory: Come and Move Sanctus: Sanctus (Holy and Hosanna) Eucharist: One Thing Remains (Your Love […]
As children grow toward middle school, they begin to peck at the shell of dependence that served them well in childhood, breaking through in fits and starts to greater independence. Last summer, we could see the emerging teen in our twelve-year-old son as he would vacillate between thoughtful and charitable to surly and selfish, sometimes […]
Winter I loved starting our new series last week. This metaphor of seasons as a means to describe the rhythms of spiritual formation has the potential to be so helpful for us. I love the conversations in our church when we are vulnerable and trying to describe what God is doing in us. Using the […]
Playlist: Opening Songs: I Sing the Mighty Pow’r of God All the Glory Holy and Anointed One Response: Thou Lovely Source Offertory: Joyful Joyful We Adore Thee Sanctus: Sanctus (Holy and Hosanna) Eucharist: And Can it Be Great Are You Lord
I first heard about Bolivia on my second date with my now-husband, Endel. I remember him saying towards the end of our date, “Maybe you will get to go to Bolivia some day and meet the incredible children at Niños con Valor.” I nodded my head and laughed nervously as he signed the check. […]
Playlist: Opening Songs: How Firm a Foundation King of Love Guide Me O Thou Great Jehovah Response: Abide With Me Offertory: In the Hours Sanctus: Sanctus (Holy and Hosanna) Eucharist: Psalm 46 Eternal Weight of Glory