The pre-Christmas lull is almost here. The time a few days before Christmas when things actually get quiet at the church, relatively speaking. Over the past week or so, we have experienced the glorious whirlwind of the Christmas Fair, Children’s Christmas...
WAIT! Or. “Oh, just you wait….” Think for a moment about these two ways of being asked to “wait.” The first is a command, an imperative said with the force to make us stop where we are. The second is an invitation, perhaps said with a slight...
It’s Advent and it’s ironic that, while we await the coming of Jesus, it’s so much more difficult than at other times in the year to see God in the faces of others. It’s so difficult when we lose our patience in crowded stores, chaotic streets, too much...
Dear Incarnation Family and Friends, I have been serving the Church of the Incarnation for a little over eight years now – first as Associate Rector, then as Interim Priest in Charge, and most recently as Priest in Charge. Today I become your Rector, and I...
Last night, members of our parish watched the film Babette's Feast. If you'e never seen it, it's well worth your time. At its core, the film is a poetic reimagining of the "feast" of Holy Communion--and with it, Christian community as a whole--through an...