It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines,
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.
 

Fishermen in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.
—from “Keeping Quiet,” by Pablo Neruda

Please join us for worship Sunday, July 24, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.

“As he went ashore, he saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd; and he began to teach them many things.”
 
Please join us for worship Sunday, July 18, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.

Please join us for worship Sunday, July 11, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.
 
In this week’s newsletter, the rector shares a prayer poem by Barbara Deming for our spiritual practice “as we ponder heatwaves and hurricanes, habitat destruction and hatred, as we seek to love and care for each other and the more than human world.”
 
(The image shown above is “Salome with the Head of the Baptist,” 1761, by Mariano Salvador Maella. It, like many other works of art and literature, was inspired by this week’s Gospel lesson.)

Please join us for worship Sunday, July 4, at 11 a.m. via Zoom.
 
The rector writes: “As Christians, we pray for our country, but we must not make an idol of it. We may love our nation as we love our families, but we must not ignore its failings. We seek to learn and tell the truth about our history and our present. We are called to contribute to our common life, care for the poor, do justice and love mercy, welcome the stranger and love our enemies.”