Racial reconciliation in the wider church came home to St. James the Less in Scarsdale, NY, with the recent removal of United Daughters of the Confederacy markers from the gravesite of Leonora Schuyler.
“Like Hildegard of Bingen, Mechtild’s visions, although welcomed by the church at first, eventually faced threat of censure – not because of their erotic nature, but probably because some of her visions didn’t have very complementary things to say about the ecclesiastical power structure.”
As well as thirst and satisfaction, work and rest, heat and cooling, Jesus’ conversation with the woman of Samaria was about history and belonging, relationships, restoration, and the deep well of God’s love and faithfulness. Such things the lake brings to mind as the breeze moves across the waters, rippling away my reflection and replacing it with its own face.
This week, David and Charlette discuss Jesus’ promise to his disciples from this week’s gospel that the Advocate (Holy Spirit) will come
Jon and Lisa begin a conversation about creeds
This week, Luci and Jordan focus on prominent women of the Protestant Reformation in Britain.
“Praise God with fidgety hands and wiggly bodies
praise God with feet pumping through the air on swings
praise God with clapping hands and tapping feet….”
Consultants to St. Paul’s Augusta recommend:
Honor the deliberative process of the Vestry and acknowledge that Vestry decisions have been prayerfully considered and made through God’s grace
Vestry appoints a representative task force to develop a complete plan to carryout the Vestry action to
move the Polk memorial.
The task force offers a variety of ways for parishioners to comment on the plan and fully informs the parish on all steps.
“The Executive Board recognizes the seriousness of the request and the necessity of discussing the issue,” said Board member Alda White. “Reparations is not an easy conversation. Nor is it a short conversation. It is a process. While the Board is unsure of what shape our work will take on this issue, we are committed to taking it on, prayerfully and deliberately.”
“It is clear to me that this big, big life was fueled by a love for God and the hope of the Gospel.”