Month: November 2021
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Indigenous Peoples Lead the Way
Read More: Indigenous Peoples Lead the WayFor some years now Indigenous Americans have led the way in de-mythologizing our national Thanksgiving holiday. Since 1970, when a Wampanoag leader’s speech at a Thanksgiving celebration was rejected because of his criticism of the genocidal behavior of the Plymouth colonists, Native Americans have remembered the fourth Thursday in November as a national day of…
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Renewal of Ministry on December 4th
Read More: Renewal of Ministry on December 4thSince January 2020, Karl has been serving as Priest-in-Charge for a three year term. His letter of agreement gave the vestry of St. Stephen’s the option to call him as Rector at any time after the start of his second year. In September, the vestry voted to do so, meaning that he will become our…
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Advent Film Festival Begins on December 2nd!
Read More: Advent Film Festival Begins on December 2nd!Notice: for our last session on the Green Knight, we’ll use this zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/94773952228 During this Advent, the entire Diocese is invited to join the Advent Film Festival, led by The Rev. Karl Stevens and the Rev. Jed Dearing. We invite you to incorporate your movie watching as a spiritual exercise by joining in…
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COP26 Is Over. What next?
Read More: COP26 Is Over. What next?There have been varied reactions to COP26. Indigenous peoples, who had a large presence in Glasgow, were not happy with the final document, as reported in The Guardian:“Indigenous communities facing a surge in land grabs, water shortages and human rights violations as a result of the Cop26 deal have accused world leaders of sacrificing them…
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Creation Care Visioning
Read More: Creation Care VisioningThere is a monthly online gathering of clergy and laity, folks coming from Florida to the Upper Peninsula, who are dedicated to helping their churches and diocese become more involved and more effective in dealing with the climate crisis. This month’s sharing in the Creation Care Network was especially productive. The focus was on imagining…
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Attention City of Columbus Residents! (And Other Readers, Too)
Read More: Attention City of Columbus Residents! (And Other Readers, Too)Our energy savvy members want to remind Ohioans that you can start using renewable energy in your homes, now. If you live in Columbus, the city has negotiated an aggregated plan (power purchase agreement) with AEP called Clean Energy Columbus. It allows you to sign up for a 100% renewable electricity plan at 5.5 cents…
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Moses in the Sapphire Cloud
Apophatic and Cataphatic Prayer and the Sinai Theophany He was on the mountain for forty days, and what were those days like? Alone, the sky dense around him, the earth occasionally rumbling, and when he saw a glimpse of the divine, it was as if he was looking through stained glass, stained a deep sapphire.…
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The Mixture of the Multitude: Liberation Readings of Scripture
We gathered on Wednesday evenings throughout July and August, sitting around the ubiquitous plastic folding tables that are known to every church. Sunlight slanted in through the wall of glass windows, and the smells of the parish kitchen— old coffee, musty sponges, cleaning product— filled the room. We were there to study Queer Theology, a…
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St. Francis Feast Day Pet Blessing on Sunday, October 4
Saint Francis’s Feast Day is on October 4th. We will hold our annual pet blessing in the midst of the service. Bring your pet or a photo of your pet to church! If you’re more of a plant person, bring a plant! St. Francis’s care for creation extends to all living things.
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