Clergy Notes – July 15, 2022
Dear Truro Family, This summer we’re devoting our sermons to digging deeply into the Gospel according to Luke. As we spend time focusing on Jesus’ interactions with all sorts of people, listening to his messages, considering his questions, and peeling back all the layers of his parables, our prayer is that two things are happening: […]
Clergy Notes – July 8, 2022
Dear Truro Family, Psalm 92 says: It is good to give thanks to the LORD, to sing praises to your name, O Most High O Most High; to declare your steadfast love in the morning, and your faithfulness by night… Lots of other places all throughout Scripture tell us the same thing: Give thanks; rejoice; remember what […]
Clergy Notes – July 1, 2022
Dear friends, We all know what it feels like to get so deeply frustrated with ourselves, when we can’t do something we wish we could do, or when we’re faced with our limitations or inabilities. For me, I experience this frustration quite often, whenever I try to build something with my hands, or as I’ve […]
Clergy Notes – June 24, 2022
Dear Truro Family, Truro has been facing significant challenges: a loss of members (something shared by almost all churches in this post-COVID season), financial shortfall, significant building projects that cannot be postponed any longer, preparing for a new rector. But these challenges should not blind us to distract us from the many signs of God’s […]
Clergy Notes – June 17, 2022
Dear Truro Family, This Sunday is Juneteenth. On June 19th, 1865, enslaved people in Galveston, TX finally received word of their formal emancipation from slavery. This is worth celebrating! (And yes, I know it is also Father’s Day – I’m hoping just for twenty minutes of quiet with my coffee before heading in to church). […]
Clergy Notes – June 10, 2022
Dear Truro Family, What must it have been like to be there?! When God poured out His Spirit on followers? When people from all over the known world heard the Gospel spoken in their own language? When the not-very-educated disciples suddenly spoke and taught with clarity and power? And with an exuberance that made people think […]
Clergy Notes – June 3, 2022
Dear Truro Family, On Monday, June 20th, I’ll begin an 8 week “mini-sabbatical” (as opposed to the 16-20 week sabbatical that is the norm for many pastors every seven years). It is hard to believe, but this September I’ll be beginning my 8th year at Truro. I am so thankful that Mary, the staff Leadership […]
Clergy Notes – May 27, 2022
Dear Truro family, Sometimes all we can do is weep. That’s certainly the case this week, as we grieve and lament the utter evil on display in Uvalde, Texas – in yet another mass shooting – this time at Robb Elementary School. We mourn the senseless murder of 19 children and 2 teachers, and we […]
Clergy Notes – May 20, 2022
My Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, This Sunday will be my last Sunday at Truro after many years as a parishioner and then several years on staff. As I reflect on my years here, I’m reminded of an old joke Rob often tells: Two Anglicans were sitting next to each other in the pews waiting for the service to start. […]
Clergy Notes – May 13, 2022
At our April vestry meeting, we gave thanks for our outgoing vestry members and wardens. I hope you will join me in thanking God for their faithful ministry. Lincoln Mullen and Holly Desmarais both served Truro faithfully and well during a tumultuous time for Truro. Holly will continue serving for one more year on vestry, […]