Clergy Notes – September 9th, 2022
Dear friends, I just love baptisms! What a blessing it was this past Sunday to baptize four adult converts from China into the way of Jesus! I had the privilege to meet with each of them the week prior to talk about baptism. I asked each of them why they wanted to be baptized, and […]
Clergy Notes – September 2nd, 2022
Dear Truro Family, What a joy it was on Sunday when it was announced that Jamie Brown would be Truro’s new rector and the congregation erupted in applause and cheering! As you heard, the Search Committee unanimously voted to recommend, and the Vestry voted unanimously to call him as your new leader. Bishop Guernsey gave […]
Clergy Notes – August 12, 2022
Dear Truro Family, One of the things I love most about Truro is that we’re a singing church. We absolutely delight in singing to the Lord together. Quiet songs, loud songs, slow songs, fast songs, old songs, new songs, and everything in between. We enjoy such a rich legacy of robust congregational singing here, and […]
Clergy Notes – August 5, 2022
Dear Truro Family, One of the things I love most about Truro is that we’re a singing church. We absolutely delight in singing to the Lord together. Quiet songs, loud songs, slow songs, fast songs, old songs, new songs, and everything in between. We enjoy such a rich legacy of robust congregational singing here, and […]
Clergy Notes – July 29, 2022
Dear Truro Family, One of the things I love most about Truro is that we’re a singing church. We absolutely delight in singing to the Lord together. Quiet songs, loud songs, slow songs, fast songs, old songs, new songs, and everything in between. We enjoy such a rich legacy of robust congregational singing here, and […]
Clergy Notes – July 22, 2022
Dear Truro Family, Last fall, Bishop John announced his pending retirement, setting in motion a long process for discerning who the next bishop of the Anglican Diocese of the Mid Atlantic would be. Last Sunday at 2 PM, the diocese announced 3 candidates: the Rev. David Hanke, the Rev. Patrick Ware, and the Rev. Chris […]
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 […]