Entering Sacred Space and Time — by Fr. Gerry
The days after the Feast of Pentecost are often called “Ordinary time” or the “Green Season.” Every Sunday the clergy wear green vestments, with the exception of Trin [...]
KEEP READINGA Special Message from Fr. Gerry
Dear Trinitarians, Over the past two weeks Kay and I have felt so loved and supported by you and so many others. I have received so many cards, emails, texts, and other forms of co [...]
KEEP READINGVestry Elections: Time for Discernment, by Scott Frnka
Have You Ever Considered Serving on the Vestry? One of the great traditions of the Episcopal Church is the body of lay persons responsible for the stewardship of the finances and f [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space and Time — by Fr. Gerry
God told Moses to remove his shoes at the sight of the burning bush because he was standing on sacred ground. Another – Moses, coming down from the mountain with his face lit [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space and Time — by Fr. Gerry
We believe in sacred space, be that Moses and the burning bush; the place of Jacob’s dream; the location of the crucifixion of Jesus; or the “worship space” of our Sunday mor [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space and Time — by Fr. Gerry
What is sacred Space? What does it mean to enter sacred space? How is it different from ordinary space? Sacred space is not created by human beings. Sacred (holy) space is due to G [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space and Time — by Fr. Gerry
I want to begin at the ending. My parents taught me to say “thank you” after attending a birthday party, a sleep over, or anytime I had been in another person’s home. I learn [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space IV
“I love you.” This is what we say when we attend worship on Sunday. We may enter worship with concerns, fears, pains, and confusions. We may enter with great joy and full [...]
KEEP READINGHoly Week
This past Sunday we began Holy Week with the Procession of the Palms and the reading of the Passion (suffering) of Christ. This marks the entrance into Christianity’s most sacred [...]
KEEP READINGEntering Sacred Space III
Entering Sacred Space and Time III So, if the right way to enter into worship is to do so without expectations of what we will receive, and we are to enter into worship only to hon [...]
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