Archive for March 2009

Bishop's Notes

Full weekends

How full can a weekend be?  Very.
A Saturday afternoon Vestry meeting at St. Luke’s, Wenatchee; an evening service at St. Timothy’s, Yakima; three more services in Yakima on Sunday; then a Celebration of New Ministry at Grace Church Ellensburg that evening.
Baptisms, Confirmations, Receptions, Reaffirmations, First Communions, and an Institution.  So much to celebrate; too soon [...]

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Spending Sunday on Wall Street

It was an  upbeat day on Wall Street Sunday — the Wall Street where St. David’s is located, that is.
On a Sunday that was  the exception to the more somber character of Lent, I gladly participated in an 8 a.m. baptism of an infant and 10 a.m. confirmation of an adult.  The children’s choir was [...]

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Trip to Boston and Jeffrey’s Wedding

Trip to Boston and Jeffrey's Wedding

Last weekend, I was in Boston with all my friends from college because our friends Jeffrey and Julia were getting married.  The wedding was in the style of the Quakers, which means it was part of a Meeting for Worship.  If you don’t know, the way Quakers meet for worship is [...]

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Conference for Interns in the Episcopal Church

Conference for Interns in the Episcopal Church

From Friday February 20th to Sunday February 22nd, there was a conference for interns in the Episcopal Church Service Corps at Virginia Theological Seminary, in the DC suburbs.  The conference was an opportunity for interns and their directors to meet together.  As part of my internship, I went to this conference, and so did my [...]