Reflections from the Rector Archives - Page 4 of 5

Pray. Vote. Pray.

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ, Today marks the end of a long and extraordinarily divisive election season. Today Americans go to the polls and decide who our next president will be. This is...

November 08, 2016 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

In Remembrance of Peter Hopkins

Do not let your hearts be troubled, Jesus tells us. Seriously? How can our hearts, why should our hearts not be troubled by the death of Peter Hopkins—someone so full of life, who...

October 05, 2016 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

God Created All That Is

If you have been at church in the last few weeks you might have noticed that I have been talking a lot about “critters” and getting increasingly excited. Part of that was about the...

October 04, 2016 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

In the End, Love Wins

The other day, about two weeks after the mass shootings in Orlando targeting LGBTQ people, a few days after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, and the day after the suicide...

July 01, 2016 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

“I invite you, therefore, in the name of the Church, to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy...

February 18, 2016 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

A picture is worth…

It’s hard to believe that I’ve only been in Philadelphia for one month now! I’ve already learned so much in this short period of time, and I am feeling more acclimated by the day. Thanks...

December 29, 2015 -

by The Rev. Sean Lanigan

in Reflections from the Rector

Let’s Get to Know Each Other

I will probably say it too many times in my early days among you, but I am truly eager to get to know you. I’m so grateful for the warmth with which you greeted...

December 07, 2015 -

by The Rev. Sean Lanigan

in Reflections from the Rector

The Perfect Gift: Christmas Message from the Rector

Advent is one of my favorite seasons of the church year; a time of quiet and peace, a time of hopeful expectation that God’s dream for the world will indeed some day become a...

November 23, 2015 -

by The Rev. Claire Nevin-Field

in Reflections from the Rector

A Litany in the wake of terror in Paris

Lord Jesus, you are the Prince of Peace and the Great Physician, and it is to you that we pray. We pray, O Lord, for those who were so tragically killed in Paris. We...

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