by Karen | Feb 15, 2022 | News from Anne
I remember the first week of COVID worship: I was on family leave, but from my perch on the couch with a sleeping baby, I helped Amy, the rector at Grace Church, adjust her iPhone angle for an improvised livestream that we thought would be for a week or two at most....
by Karen | Feb 15, 2022 | News from Anne
Readings for Epiphany 6C: Jeremiah 17:5-10, 1 Corinthians 15:12-20, Luke 6:17-26, Psalm 1 The psalm today talks about “trees planted by streams of water, bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do not wither; everything they do shall prosper.” The water, here,...
by Karen | Feb 9, 2022 | News from Anne
This week’s readings: Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] , 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 , Luke 5:1-11 , Psalm 138 To start with some honesty, I have never liked this Gospel passage very much. In general, I like the stories of the disciples being called, the rag-tag bunch of people...
by Karen | Feb 2, 2022 | News from Anne
Dear friends, I had fun at our first annual meeting together! I hope you did too. I think I ended up at a place which shares my enthusiasm for effusive gratitude and appreciation (which I’m so grateful for! And appreciative of!) You can watch my little video here. If...
by Karen | Feb 1, 2022 | News from Anne
One of my favorite definitions of ministry comes from the book Contemplative Youth Ministry. The author invites people to, instead of approaching ministry beginning with a list of how things should be done, to instead begin with contemplation, or, as he puts it “a...
by Karen | Jan 26, 2022 | News from Anne
When I lived in LA, without fail, any sermon that was about kindness or justice included “letting someone cut in front of you in traffic,” as an example of radical justice and mercy. Which it is, for people in LA. So I’m preaching a sermon about justice this morning,...
