Clergy Notes – January 6th, 2023
Dear Truro Family, I’ll never forget the time I heard God laugh. I had been praying about something for years and years. And nothing had changed, and nothing had happened. But then one day, something changed. Something happened. And as I was getting off of an elevator, I remarked under my breath: “God, you’re up […]
Clergy Notes – December 30th, 2022
Dear Truro Family, What a year we’ve experienced as a church, as God has shown his faithfulness to us time and time again. As I think back on these last 12 months, I’m overwhelmed by how God has led us forward, drawn us together, and brought us into a new season. Praise God for his […]
Clergy Notes – December 23rd, 2022
Dear Truro Family, “…Fear not…” (Luke 2:10) These are the first two words that the angels said to the shepherds, on that dark night long ago. Words of peace. Words of comfort. Words of reassurance. And these are the first words that God speaks to you. Into whatever areas of darkness, pain, sin, heartbreak, or […]
Clergy Notes – December 16th, 2022
Dear Truro Family, This coming Sunday is the fourth Sunday of Advent. I hope you’ll join us in-person or online! And if you’re able to be with us in person, remember to keep an eye out for someone you don’t know, and make an effort at starting a conversation. In a church of our size, […]
Clergy Notes – December 9th, 2022
Dear Truro Family, In just a few weeks, we’ll be entering into a new year together. And as usual, many of us will make some new year’s resolutions, trying our hardest not to break them within days! However, fleeting these resolutions often are, let me take this opportunity to encourage you as strongly and lovingly as […]
Clergy Notes – December 2nd, 2022
Dear Truro family, Three quick things I’d like to share with you: First, if you’re new to Truro, Catherine and I would love to have lunch with you next Sunday, December 11, after the 10 AM service. All you need to bring is yourself. We’ll provide the food! Please RSVP HERE. Second, I hope you saw my email […]
Clergy Notes – November 25th, 2022
Dear Truro Family, Even though it’s the day after Thanksgiving, I wanted to take a moment just to say how thankful I am for you. You are an incredible church! So many of your faces and names come to my mind as I write this, remembering all of the ways you serve behind the scenes, […]
Clergy Notes – November 18th, 2022
Dear Truro Family, Two quick things about this coming Sunday: First: This weekend, we join the worldwide Church in celebrating Christ the King Sunday. This is more than just the end of the Church Year (before Advent begins the following Sunday), but this is the culmination of the Church Year! It’s all been building up […]
Clergy Notes – November 11th, 2022
Dear Truro family, This coming Sunday, November 13, Catherine and I would love to invite any newcomers who have started coming to Truro in the last year or so to a lunch after the 10 AM service. Kids are welcome too! We look forward to getting to know you, sharing some of what we love about […]
Clergy Notes – November 4th, 2022
Dear Truro family, In last week’s reading from Philippians, Paul remarked that he was sure he would be delivered from his suffering – in part because of the prayers of his brothers and sisters in Christ. We can never overstate the importance of praying for each other, and the importance of being prayed for. Here […]