Today was a hard day for our “Tonight Dough” work crew. We were back in Pine Hill Park, pulling out big rocks, digging ditches, and finishing of the section of the trail we have worked on for the last two …
Today we went to work at our service sites. Our church group has been split across two crews, along with members from St. Mark’s, New Canaan. The first crew, “Tonight Dough” [editor’s note: all the work crews are named after …
Transcribed from the youth group journal. Today we drove from East Haddam to Rutland, VT. It was a five hour drive. Along the way, we kept each other company by playing games and listening to an excellent tour guide [editor’s …
My first experience of sabbatical was losing track of the days of the week. This in itself is not surprising, for I had heard others describe the same experience and knew to expect it. What did surprise me was the …
It has been a busy week already at St. Stephen’s as I prepare to start my sabbatical on Friday, filled with goodbyes, meetings, and wrapping up loose ends before I step away for the summer. As I do so, it …
In the church today, when getting church supplies is as simple and transactional as visiting a website and entering your credit card information, it is easy to lose the connection to the objects we use in our worship, from candles …
Few of us would consider the contemplation of our mortality as a part of a romantic evening with our significant other. Indeed, talk of dustiness, ashes, and the silent contemplation of our own brokenness is the antithesis of the language …
St. Stephen’s is blessed with many wonderful members whose many and varied journey’s of faith have led them to this place in this time. Our Conversations of Faith series continues with a video documentary about Liz Salie, a long-time member …
It’s that time of year when the bright yellow school buses suddenly reappear after their summer hibernation. Those of us who drive the backroads of Connecticut once again find ourselves waiting patiently as these buses dutifully load and discharge their …
