Clergy Notes – December 5th, 2025
Dear Truro family, During the season of Advent, we so often hear about the themes of waiting, longing, hoping, repenting, and preparing. But how do we do those things? How do we bring the deepest parts of our soul to God when it’s hard, and when it hurts? I can think of few more gifted people […]
Clergy Notes – November 28th, 2025
Dear Truro family, Last weekend, a 2.5 mile long stretch of new toll lanes opened on the beltway. After over three years and $660 million dollars, drivers can now pay a sometimes-huge fee to skip a few miles of waiting in traffic. This is the American dream. We don’t usually like waiting. I don’t know about you, […]
Clergy Notes – November 21st, 2025
Dear Truro family, This Sunday, November 23, is the last Sunday of the Church year. We end on a high note, celebrating Christ the King Sunday. For this occasion, the 10:00 A.M. service will feature some special music. We’ll also be wrapping up (for now) our time in John 12. The following Sunday, November 30, the Church calendar […]
Clergy Notes – November 14th, 2025
Dear Truro family, This coming Sunday, November 16, for all members of this church family (who are able at this time), I’ll be inviting us to take a moment to fill out the “2026 Giving” card in the pews. This is not a Christian fundraising drive, or a church pyramid scheme, or a spiritual way of twisting your […]
Clergy Notes – November 7th, 2025
Dear Truro family, Next Sunday, November 16, I’ll be inviting you to make your financial commitment to this church for the coming year. You’ll find cards in the pews with space to indicate what you’ve been led by the Holy Spirit to give. You can choose to include your name if you’d like. Or you can […]
Clergy Notes – October 31st, 2025
Dear Truro family, I’d like to bring you up to speed on how Truro is doing financially, and what our budget is looking like for 2026. As partners in the gospel, and as the ministry of this church is 100% supported by your generous giving, it’s important that you have confidence that this church stewards […]
Clergy Notes – October 24th, 2025
Dear Truro family, Four weeks ago, we welcomed Archbishop Steve Wood here at Truro. This week you may have seen a Washington Post article entitled: “U.S. Anglican Church archbishop accused of sexual misconduct, abuse of power: An attempted kiss, cash payments and other allegations roil the Anglican Church in North America.” In this article, allegations are shared from […]
Clergy Notes – October 18th, 2025
Dear Truro family, While on my pastoral prayer retreat last week, reading your notes to me, I was struck over and over again by the incredible kindness, devotedness, and godliness of the people of this congregation. Even as so many of your notes included prayer requests for significant challenges in your lives, they were also […]
Clergy Notes – October 10th, 2025
Dear Truro family, This week I’ve been away on a pastoral prayer retreat, praying for the needs and concerns of this congregation. It’s an incredible honor for me to read your notes, to get to know more about your joys and sorrows, and to pray for you by name. I speak for all the clergy, staff, […]
Clergy Notes – October 3rd, 2025
Dear Truro family, Central to our church’s fourth pillar of Outreach is our ministry to the international community all around us. We call this ministry “TIPS”, which stands for “Truro International Programs and Services”. Along with a wonderful staff and team of volunteers, Myra Hinote directs TIPS. I asked her to share an update with […]