Gratitude… and chili

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...

A Reflection From Rev. Toby

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...

The Least of These

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...

The Work of Christmas

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...

Stewardship Reflection on a Shared Meal

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...

The Romero Prayer

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...