What a wonderful morning! A small group of us gathered at the church to rake leaves. We had not planned this for today, but quickly pulled together a group when we found out that the city would be picking up leaves on our street on Sunday. It is one of those perfect [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Autumn Leaves
Posted in Church Garden, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Contemplative, Fall Planning, Gardening, Religious Community, Sacred Spaces, Sanctuary - Rest, Spiritual, Urban Church on November 17, 2007 | 4 Comments »
WomenPriests – Ordination in St. Louis
Posted in Loretto Community, Religion, Religious Community, WomenPriests, ordination, progressive church, women on November 12, 2007 | 7 Comments »
As a minister in Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), I have the privilege of having been ordained for 25 years. In this denomination women have been ordained for well over 100 years. We look back to such women as Melissa Garrett Terrell ordained in 1867, Ellen Grant Gustin and Emi B. Frank ordained in 1873, [...]
All Saints Sunday — Lift Every Voice …
Posted in All Saints Day, Cloud of Witnesses, Compton Heights Christian Church (DOC), Ordinary Time, Pro-Reconciliation/Anti-Racism, Religion, Spiritual, Worship on November 5, 2007 | 2 Comments »
All Saints Sunday is one of my favorite Sunday’s of the church year. The power of Naming those who have gone before us in faith always moves me to depths I do not anticipate. Though I know how significant All Saints worship is for me, I am still surprised each time at the power of [...]
