William W. McKinley's Page

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

I love the Book of Ruth. It is a story that has passed down through generations and,
without a whole lot of massaging, could be a movie-of-the-week. It’s got intrigue. It’s got joy
and sorrow. It’s got rags to riches. It’s got a little passion... OK - Hollywood would probably
overplay that part of the plot line.

The Readers’ Digest condensed version of Ruth is this. Elimelech and Naomi are a
Hebrew couple who have two sons. A famine hits Judah and everyone is starving, so Elimelech
and Naomi le… 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

Mondays 5:30 p.m. Choir Practice

Tuesdays 10:00 a.m. Bible Study in Parish Hall

Wednesdays 6:00 p.m. Holy Eucharist

Note: On the 1st Wednesday of each month, the 6:00 p.m. service is a Healing Service & Holy Eucharist.

Readings for the month of November are as follows:

November 1, All Saints’ Day
First Lesson: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9… Continue