Mar 25, 2023 by Rev. Anne Abdy

Priest's Corner for March 23, 2023

Can you see the light? We’re almost in Jerusalem. We still have miles to go, but we can see the city in the distance. I’ve been thinking about prayer. Maybe because our discussion from Richard Foster’s text, Prayer, has been fruitful and thought-provoking. Brother Todd Blackham, SSJE wrote this about the Lord’s Prayer: “If there is ever a time to refresh and renew our prayer it is now, in the holy season of Lent. If our primary experience with the Lord's Prayer is in corporate worship, we woul…

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Mar 10, 2023 by Rev. Anne Abdy

Priest's Corner for March 9, 2023

So, how is it going? Has your Lenten practice faded like a New Year’s resolution the third week of January? Are you still searching for a Lenten practice? For any, it is giving up something or taking on something. This year I’ve chosen to do neither. I’ve chosen to work on communication. To really listen and to be present in my encounters. Really present. To not impulsively slide in a statement like a baseball player slidinginto home plate. To think before I speak. It is not as easy as one might…

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Feb 23, 2023 by Andy Atkinson

Episcopal Farm Workers Update

The Episcopal Farm Workers Ministry is a fantastic organization that helps farm workers and their families. They do amazing work like providing food banks, emergency shelters, and healthcare services to those in need. The ministry also offers education and job training programs to help farm workers develop new skills and improve their lives. They even advocate for social justice and immigration reform. Supporting this ministry is essential in creating a better and fairer society. If you'd …

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Feb 02, 2023 by Rev. Anne Abdy

Priest Corner for March 2,2023

“Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness.” Matthew 4:1I have been thinking about that small sentence. 11 words. A lot ispacked into this sentence. We know that in context, Jesus left the“living waters”—the gift of life for all mankind and the spiritual lifeforce of all mankind. As I mentioned in my sermon, he left all theluxuries of his day to go into the wilderness. A desert. Barren of allthings living, or so we suspect! I know a fact or two about deserts. Primarily, a desert i…

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Jan 15, 2023 by The Rev. Anne Abdy

Priest's Corner for 1/12/2023

As what is custom in this day and age, those who have put up Christmas decorations have long since taken them down. Since the Christian world entered Epiphany only last Friday, the greening of the church, the twinkling lights, red ribbons. and all the glitter that comes with Christmas has come and gone. Stacy and I took down Christmas too. Well, almost. “Yes, Virginia, the tree did come down.” Yes, the ornaments and other decorations are now tucked in a plastic tub in the garage. But “No, Virgin…

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Jan 05, 2023 by Fred Hammond

Good Shepherd Center Update

Beginning Friday, January 27th, Holy Cross volunteers will be assisting in the preparation of the evening meal at GSC; there are enough people signed up for the 27th. However, we are in need of additional people willing to volunteer on the 4th Friday of each month. If enough people sign up we can have several teams of 6 people each and you would only serve a couple of times a year. There are two options to serve, first, the GSC Chef will plan & prepare the meal with assistance of the Holy Cr…

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