Clergy Notes – June 14th, 2024
Dear Truro family, It was a joy to gather with over 100 of you for our community night this past Tuesday! Just before the heat-wave hit, it was great to enjoy some outdoor BBQ and fellowship. Thanks to everyone who helped. A few updates having to do with our life together: Your brother,Jamie
Clergy Notes – June 7th, 2024
Dear Truro family, What a wonderful church picnic we enjoyed together last Sunday afternoon. Thank you to all of the people who worked so hard to made it happen! From set-up to tear-down, from grilling burgers to manning the waterslides, from starting a conversation to refilling the lemonade. I’m so grateful for all of the […]
Clergy Notes – May 31st, 2024
Dear Truro family, Happy last day of May! Looking back on the last few months of our life together, I’m thankful for all the ways God has been at work, and for all the ways that you – the congregation – have committed your time, prayers, and sacrificial giving. On that note, we now arrive […]
Clergy Notes – May 24th, 2024
Dear Truro family, What a wonderful Pentecost we just celebrated. In our services we heard the gospel proclaimed in all sorts of languages to all sorts of people – and then we saw that happening with our very eyes at our International Festival. Praise God for how his Spirit is at work in and through […]
Clergy Notes – May 17th, 2024
Dear Truro family, This Sunday we celebrate the day of Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit was poured out on Jesus’ disciples, empowering them and equipping them with the very power of God. What happened on that day is described in Acts chapter 2, and is of the utmost relevance for every believer. On Pentecost, God […]
Clergy Notes – May 10th, 2024
Dear Truro family, First, I hope you’ll take time to not only read about all of the events coming up in our life together, but also to make a point of adding some of these things to your calendar, and following through on RSVPing or offering to help. Community is built one step at a […]
Clergy Notes – May 3rd, 2024
Dear Truro family, Every Sunday we proclaim that “Christ has died! Christ is risen! Christ will come again!” Last Sunday, in our reading from John 5, we heard Jesus himself remind us that he will indeed come again. Louis Berkhof writes this about Jesus’ return in his Systematic Theology: The second coming of Christ, though […]
Clergy Notes – April 26th, 2024
Dear Truro family, I wanted to provide a brief update on our plans to renew the sanctuary. Thanks to your generous support, above your regular tithes, you’ve given $75,000. The 2024 Truro budget includes an additional $60,000. Therefore, we currently have $135,000 to address some of the sanctuary’s needs. This is a sizable amount, and […]
Clergy Notes – April 19th, 2024
Dear church family, This past Tuesday night your vestry gathered for our monthly meeting, and as usual, our time was marked by good discussion, careful review of the health of Truro’s ministries and finances, reports from various clergy, staff, and vestry leaders, and a lot of prayer. We celebrated the ministry of outgoing members Clare […]
Clergy Notes – April 12th, 2024
Dear Truro family, One of the common themes we keep seeing in the Gospel of John is the wonderful way in which Jesus knows people. Of course, Jesus was God, so he had sovereign knowledge of people. But also, Jesus was a man. He had a real interest in people. Therefore, one of the most […]