by Karen | Mar 12, 2025 | Reflections
During the next few months, Eliza and I are planning a few new ways to help engage kids in what’s going on during communion. Whatever works: First of all, there’s no right or wrong way for them to engage, and each kid is different (and then they grow and change and...
by Karen | Mar 5, 2025 | Reflections
by the Rev. Toby Darrah In our “Love God, Love God’s World” discussion group this week, one of the things we talked about was the ways in which we feel more connected to the earth. I mentioned that something I’ve noticed is that I feel more connected not only to the...
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...
