Q: What is anointing? A: Anointing is the “sacramental use of oil as an outward sign of God’s active presence for healing, initiation, or ordination. Anointing with oil by smearing or pouring may accompany prayers for healing (unction) and the laying on of hands in the rite for Ministration to the Sick (BCP, p. 453)” […]
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Join us for Game Night, this Friday, August 23, from 5-9pm! This monthly intergenerational opportunity is a relaxed way to get to know parishioners and friends. We will have a bit of pizza on hand, and those who attend are welcome to bring food and drinks of your choice. We have a fair selection of
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Gather with others who are providing care to a loved one with diminished mental or physical capacity. Peg Niemann, MA, LPC, RPT, will facilitate the group which will offer both practical strategies and nourishment for participants’ souls. Limited to 8 participants. Mondays, 9:15am – 10:15amFive sessionsSeptember 9 – Oct 7, 2024 RSVP to Laurie+.
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Godly Play is Back! Beginning Sunday, August 25, we will have Godly Play each Sunday at 10:30am. Our parish provides a weekly opportunity during the school year for children ages 4 and up to take part in Godly Play, a Montessori-based Christian formation program. Godly Play makes meaning through story, wonder, and play. It nurtures spiritual lives by honoring the centrality, competency, and capacity of children. Godly Play is
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Senior Fitness Class, currently on summer hiatus, reconvenes on Thursday, September 12! Join us 1:15-2:15 with June Goodson for a gentle, chair-based workout.
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Q: What is the difference between “mass” and “worship”? Where do these words come from? A: If someone asks you whether you can have breakfast with them on Sunday morning, you might say, “I can’t, on Sundays I go to mass” or “…I go to worship.” Is one more correct than the other? The answer
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In the Episcopal Church we say, “as we pray, so we believe.” The heart of our communal prayer life comes from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP), the official book of worship for the Episcopal Church. Join Laurie+ for a five-part series that unpacks its rites, rituals, and prayers. Join us for this Forum session,
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Q: What is the Book of Common Prayer? A: The Book of Common Prayer, or the BCP as we lovingly call it, is the official book of worship of the Episcopal Church. While the Bible contains the Word of God, or as the official church glossary defines it: “Holy Scriptures of the Old Testament and
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Join us as we celebrate the beginning of the school year by blessing students, educators and others who support education. Bring your backpacks if you’d like those blessed as part of this special moment during both worship services. During the 10:30am service, our St. Francis’ Singers will sing their first anthem since convening after their
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Q: What is Christian Formation? What is Godly Play? A: The Episcopal Church explains that formation is “lifelong growth in the knowledge, service, and love of God as followers of Christ…informed by Scripture, Tradition, and Reason.” (Source) That is to say, it’s not just Sunday School, though children’s Sunday morning lessons are part of it for
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