Sermon Lent 1C 2022

Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Romans 10:8b-13, Luke 4:1-13, Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 I love history, and it has been really bugging me lately, that in the busyness of getting here and doing the work of the present, I haven’t had time to really dig into the early history of...

#FreePaulWhelan

Dear Friends, Thank you to the many who reached out after my announcement last Sunday about my friend Paul Whelan, imprisoned in Russia. I know Paul will love receiving mail from new friends, and as I mentioned, he will write back. We don’t know how the current...

Sermon Ash Wednesday 2022

I remember when I made my first “go bag,” the disaster preparedness kit that everyone is supposed to have in case of natural disaster, but especially in Northern California, where there are many. Soon after we moved to Berkeley for seminary in 2011 we had a few small...

2022 Lenten Meditations

In past years, we offered booklets of Lenten Meditations from Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD). As part of ERD’s goal to become a carbon-neutral organization, Lenten Meditations are now delivered only via email and as downloadable PDFs at...

COVID Safety at St. Clare’s

Our COVID safety group met this Sunday, and we agreed that our current community transmission numbers do not merit big changes in our practices yet. While masks are no longer required by diocesan or other regulations, we agreed that we would continue to require masks...