We all know that our church is full of some amazing people offering their time, treasure and talent many times over. But do you know who is behind the launch of our very own Restoration Immigration Legal Aid Clinic (RILA)? Check these folks out – and come on Tuesday February 16th at 7:30pm to learn […]
ASH WEDNESDAY Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent. On Ash Wednesday, we are reminded that we are people who sin; people who don’t always do what we should do. But! That’s not the end of the story! (Easter is coming!) During this Lent, we will learn the song, “I Need Thee Every Hour”. It’s […]
Lent starts today! Each week we’re inviting you to focus on a specific vice and a corresponding virtue rooted in the beatitudes. Through Lent we will meditate on the beatitude that draws us away from the vice as Peter Kreeft masterfully explains in his book Back to Virtue. Each day, look for things in the world […]
Through out these Sabbatical 2016 blog posts, I have talked about the history of this idea at Restoration, the Biblical basis for taking a sabbatical, and the various things that I may do while away from Restoration. Surely you are asking now, ‘Wait. While you are gone… What about all the stuff the Rector […]
Opening: Come Thou Fount Jesus I Come One Thing Remains (Your Love Never Fails) – E Response: Holy Spirit – Getty Offertory: Enough Sanctus: Holy Holy Holy Lord Eucharist: Nothing But the Blood of Jesus Post Communion Prayer
Cambodia is a place that Restoration has grown to love over the past several years. In 2012 we commissioned Jesse and Sarah Blaine to serve in Phnom Penh with World Orphans and since then our relationship with their new community has blossomed. The Blaines attend Church of Christ our Peace (CCOP) and Restoration has […]
In The Great Divorce, C.S. Lewis reminds us that, “There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, ‘Thy will be done,’ and those to whom God says, in the end, ‘Thy will be done.’” (34). Lent prepares us to expose our souls to the God who enables us […]
So, maybe you have heard that Restoration is starting a Legal Aid Ministry this Spring. Why legal aid when there are so many other issues out there? We are choosing to serve in this way because God invites us, throughout Scripture, to love, show compassion and mercy, and to do justice. Why are there dozens […]
Wardens’ Report: Vestry Retreat 2016 The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. We gathered last Friday in a beautiful home in the rolling (and snowy) hills of Knoxville, MD. Our […]
The Wardens’ Report: a brief summary of highlights from monthly Vestry meetings, designed to demystify our work and provide some information about our growth, finances, priorities and progress towards our strategic plan. Our prayers at the rail were again guided by the Evening Prayer Service in the Texts for Common Prayer. We asked God to have […]