by Karen | Feb 27, 2025 | Reflections
One thing that’s been especially important to me in these overwhelming months is to make space for the difficult emotions- grief, fear, sadness. Because when I make space, I notice that these emotions don’t actually last forever, and they don’t take up all the space...
by Karen | Feb 20, 2025 | Reflections
I have to admit, I sometimes struggle to pray with the Psalms. Some are lovely and joyful with wonderfully poetic expressions of the greatness of God. Some seem kind of irrelevant for prayer purposes; Psalm 45, for example, seems to be a description of a royal...
by Karen | Feb 13, 2025 | Reflections
by Eliza Nuxoll, Children & Youth Program Director The morning after the Annual/Animal Meeting, I left for Waycross Camp & Conference center in Morgantown, Indiana, for the 2025 Forma Conference. Waycross was one of several on-site locations for this...
by Karen | Feb 6, 2025 | Reflections
by Karen Slagell, Parish Administrator How many times have you been at St. Clare’s and nudged the person next to you before asking, “Who is that [insert description of the person in question so you can identify them without pointing]?” Or maybe you asked “Who is...
by Karen | Jan 30, 2025 | Reflections
I wanted to give a little bit more of an in-depth update about our youth group, after our excellent youth group announcement at the annual meeting about the fundraiser. We tried a new, big thing this year: we moved youth group to its own time and space on Sunday...
by Karen | Jan 23, 2025 | Reflections
I suspect that by now, many of you have watched Bishop Mariann Budde’s sermon from the Service of Prayer for the Nation on January 21st at the National Cathedral, or at least have read the transcript. President Trump, Vice President Vance, and their families were in...
