I felt so moved by Fr. Dan's homily on Sunday - his analogy to the Golden Girls made me think about the Scripture in a completely different way. I felt sad about the Golden Girls (which I love but never saw the end because I haven't watched TV in years) and also about the disciples, who must have felt so bereft - I'm not sure how I had thought they felt - there was always so much awe & excitement about one of Jesus' appearances that I didn't get beyond that.
This kind of ties in with a book I am reading - John by Niall Williams. It's beautifully written - a true literary novel - & thus not easy reading (& I know I'm reading it too fast as I always do) but not terribly long - the story of the Apostle John & his followers on the island of Patmos, after he's had the Revelation - and their individual/collective struggles with faith & sin.
And my last thought for today - this blog is a type of evangelism & by adopting this new technology we have expanded our opportunities for making ourselves & our faith known - thanks again, Brenda! (And glad you're feeling better.)
PS - I went to the Reading Scripture workshop on Saturday & met several nice folks from St. Andrews in New Paltz AND got a great little pronunciation guide for all those hard Bible names!
St. Andrew's Chapel
The little green church
Welcome
St. Andrew's Chapel is part of the Episcopal Church. We have been in existance since 1903. In 2006 we broke away from being a mission of St. Andrew's Church in Walden. Thankfully, we have a wonderful Diocese that has helped us in a great number of ways to keep us afloat! Since 2006 we have had 2 Interim preists and many other supply priests who have all been wonderful in supporting us when we needed it most. In January of 2008 we met our current Vicar. His name is Pastor Dan. Pastor Dan has great ambition to help us to grow as a congregation. I personally cannot wait to see what the future holds for us! God Bless!
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That's great Anne! I am glad you were able to go to that workshop! I believe that earns you a spot on the reading rotation with Mom, Jean and Me! That is just great! I plan on getting a schedule together so that we know when we have to read. Thanks!
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