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I received this morsel of food for thought the other day from a friend of mine, It struck me
because I had just seen a penny lying in the parking lot and had decided against picking it up. And
then I read this:

“You always hear the usual stories of pennies on the sidewalk being good luck, gifts from
angels, etc. This is the first time I’ve ever heard this twist on the story. Gives you something to think
about.

Several years ago, a friend of mine and her husband were invited to spend the weeken… Continue

Sundays 8:00 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite I
9:15 a.m. Choir Practice
10:30 a.m. Holy Eucharist Rite II
10:30 a.m. Children Chapel and Children’s Sunday School

Please note: On Sunday, December 13, the schedule is as follows:
8:00 a.m. Morning Prayer Rite I
10:30 a.m. Lessons & Carols
Mondays 5:30 p.m. Choir Practice

Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. Bible Study in Parish Hall
2:00 p.m. Centering Prayer

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Note: On the 1st Wednesday of each month, the 6:00 p.m. servic… Continue

Years ago, a friend of mine was enchanted by a song by Bobby Vee. She hummed it; she
whistled it; she sang it. All of us who hung around with her learned never to be surprised if she burst
into song – and not always at the best times. I still hear her voice singing, “Oh a tree in motion, see
its gentle sway-ay...”

As I recall, she was the only person in the group that thought the song was even remotely
cool, and what made her obsession even more annoying was that the words were “POETRY in
motio… Continue

Famous last words. It’s almost a throwaway line. “I’m starting Christmas shopping early
this year!” Yeah... famous last words.

Of course there are those famous LAST words... some authenticated and some perchance
apocryphal. Poet Heinrich Heine is reported to have said on his deathbed, “God will pardon me;
that’s his line of work.” Of course, there’s Julius Caesar’s famous “Et tu, Brute?” And the
inimitable Oscar Wilde is said to have said, “Either that wallpaper goes, or I do.”

The reading fro… Continue

Today we meet Elkanah, Peninnah, and Hannah (a name that is not only a palindrome, but
is also a whole lot easier to pronounce than the other two). Peninnah and Hannah were Elkanah’s
wives but only Peninnah had borne any children for him... a fact that she would not let Hannah
forget. Year after year Hannah was besieged by endless “nyeh, nyeh, nyehs” from Peninnah. The
more Hannah asked the Lord for children, the more her wife-in-law made fun of her. One day,
Hannah had had it. She burst into te… Continue