Clergy Notes – June 23rd, 2023
Dear Truro Family, It was wonderful to see so many of you at our community night on Tuesday, and I heard great things about our women’s gathering on Thursday night. It’s good to be a part of the body of Christ! Some miscellaneous updates for you: 1. We’ve begun second-round interviews with several candidates for […]
Clergy Notes – June 16th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, At the end of our 10 AM service last Sunday, we prayed for members of our families who are wandering from the Lord. There was a sense that the Holy Spirit was speaking to those who are worried about the roots of loved ones, encouraging us to “trust the soil,” and to trust that […]
Clergy Notes – June 9th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, This coming Sunday we’ll begin a new sermon series, “Summer in the Psalms”. We’ll start with Psalm 1 this week, and then proceed one Psalm at a time all the way until Labor Day weekend. I’m praying that God uses this series to deepen our love for him and for his Word, […]
Clergy Notes – June 2nd, 2023
Dear Truro Family, This Sunday in our 10:00 A.M. service, we’re going to publicly thank the teenagers and adults in our congregation who have served in our Family Ministries this past year. We are so thankful for the ways they have given of their time and talents to welcome and care for the kids in […]
Clergy Notes – May 26th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, By the time you read this edition of the Truro News, we will have just finished our graduation ceremony for Truro Preschool and Kindergarten (TPK), sending off 24 kindergarteners from this wonderful school which has just finished its 44th year of ministry. Our TPK is just one element of Truro’s commitment to […]
Clergy Notes – May 19th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, This coming Sunday, we conclude our sermon series in 1 Corinthians 15. As we’ve been reminded as a church of all the implications of what Paul called “matters of first importance”, my prayer is that our confidence and hope in Jesus Christ have only become stronger and more secure. The gospel is […]
Clergy Notes – May 12th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, I’m looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday for worship! I thank God for our times together on Sundays: gathering together to worship Him, hear from His word, come to His table, and enjoy fellowship with one another. It is such a joy to worship God alongside you all. It’s also […]
Clergy Notes – May 5th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, Starting this month and continuing throughout the rest of the year – on the third Tuesday of each month – “Community Nights” are back. Every month, we’ll gather as a church family for a meal, unhurried conversation, times of laughter, and opportunities for connection with each other. Every month we’ll have a […]
Clergy Notes – April 28th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, As I shared in my Rector’s Report to you last month: “I believe that God desires to restore Truro to a strong, vibrant, healthy, normal local church that does ministry with excellence, simplicity, and scalability. We are called to minister to all age groups – from our babies in the nursery, to our […]
Clergy Notes – April 21st, 2023
Dear Truro Family, This past Wednesday, your wardens and I met with some of the folks involved in “City Centre West”, a major development project which will likely begin construction right across the street from Truro sometime in the first part of 2024. The now-empty bank and the now-abandoned (and fire damaged) falafel/kabob restaurant will […]