by Karen | Nov 29, 2023 | Reflections
A sermon from November 26, 2023, the Last Sunday after Pentecost / Christ the King Thank you for the privilege to be here this morning. It’s a tribute to Rev Anne’s courage to ask me to preach today. Remember, whatever happens up here is not her fault, nor the...
by Karen | Dec 16, 2022 | Reflections
When the song of the angels is stilled,When the star in the sky is gone,When the kings and princes are home,When the shepherds are back with their flock,The work of Christmas begins:To find the lost,To heal the broken,To feed the hungry,To release the prisoner,To...
by Karen | Nov 16, 2022 | Reflections
Early last summer, the Rev. Teresa Wakeen, priest at The Church at Crossroads (TCAC), contacted St. Clare’s Outreach committee to see if we would support their summer vacation bible school lunch program in Detroit. In contrast to last year’s outdoor bag-lunch...
by Karen | Sep 27, 2022 | Reflections
Debra Stevens shared this prayer on Sunday, which the vestry studied together at their meeting this month. Read the prayer below, and learn more about it at http://www.romerotrust.org.uk/romero-prayer. It helps, now and then, to step back and take the long...
by Karen | Jun 10, 2022 | Reflections
Ed Happ wrote a beautiful poem about our Pentecost service on Sunday and was willing to share it with us all. Thank you, Ed.There is no rain in the forecast but the clouds say otherwise the breeze rustles with intent, I would think not if, but when. The young boy...
by Karen | Apr 26, 2022 | Reflections
A clergy friend has told me that there are many people who don’t know where the phrase “doubting Thomas” comes from. They assume that it’s associated with some well-known Thomas, like Thomas Jefferson, or Thomas Edison – or, for those with children or grandchildren,...
