Hi Restoration,Spring is here! And our calendars are filling up! I love seeing so many of you on Sundays and then through the week. Thank you for the updates, the warm encouragement, and the friendship as we bear each other’s burdens. It’s a joy to live life alongside you. 3 Quick Things:1. Our confirmation class starts this Sunday, […]
Dear Restoration,I hope you join us on Tuesday, May 10 for Pints and Perspectives. RSVP here.Do you remember that story, when Jesus is in a crowd, and someone yells out, ‘Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me!’ (Luke 12:13) Have you ever been that desperate to get something resolved or to get an answer […]
Our outreach partner, Telos, has created an immersive educational experience called an “American Pilgrimage” to the American South in November 2022. It begins on the Louisiana Gulf Coast and then winds through New Orleans, Jackson, Selma, and ends in Montgomery. It is a one-week opportunity (November 2-9, 2022) for our church to excavate the complexity […]
Dear Restoration,I have been exuberant in my Holy Week and Easter descriptions to friends and family. I keep thinking of more things that I loved! The foot washing, the removal of everything from the chancel, walking the cross to the church, walking through the stations of the cross, listening to the reflections from our community […]
Happy Easter and welcome to Restoration! A few upcoming events: The Great Vigil of EasterHoly Saturday is just that— holy, still, quiet, set a part. We are waiting.We are talking to God about our uncertainties.As the day becomes evening, we will gather again at 8:30pm for The Great Vigil of Easter, in joyful anticipation. Our […]
Dear Restoration,”For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people…” (Titus 2:11)This was our assigned reading yesterday in our Daily Prayer Guide. Paul reminds Titus that God always moves first. God always starts with grace. God always opens the door and then invites us to walk through it. And so it is in the work […]
Dear Restoration, Hope you had a great weekend. I loved our worship this morning as Nathan preached us through Psalm 95 and was then launched off into his sabbatical! There are a few things that are currently happening at Resto with which you might be able to help. As you start your week, I invite your […]
“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:19)Dear Restoration,It is with a heavy heart that I write to tell you that our Director of Worship Arts, Chris Stephens, has chosen to resign, effective May 29. He and his family will be moving back to New York in June. […]
Hi Restoration,Removing guidance on masks at all Restoration eventsBeginning tomorrow, Sunday, March 6, the vestry has removed their previous guidance regarding masks at all Restoration events. You are free to make your own decision about wearing one. This applies to all ages, including children and youth who are participating in Kids’ Small Groups and Apex. […]
Dear Restoration,”Blessed is the one whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord our God.” (Psalm 146:5)Confession: I love today and tomorrow.Two of my favorite days in our corporate life together are Ash Wednesday and the Tuesday before. I love making a deliberate turn with you from the brightness of Epiphany to the somber […]