November 14: St. Hilda of Whitby, Transferred

As we celebrate St. Hilda again, we wonder how we can attune our lives and hearts to her example. While it’s fun to use so-called “Celtic” worship on this day, what would truly living like a community she oversaw look like? How might we corporately and individually live in strict obedience to Hilda’s rule of justice, devotion, chastity, peace, and charity as we follow Jesus, giving up everything that holds us back? What systems are we part of that are inherently unjust and perpetuate injustice? Where does our devotion to God shine through? How can it grow?

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How to be an Antiracist: Advent Book Study

Continuing Antiracism Work at St. Hilda St. Patrick At this year’s Diocesan Convention, the bishop’s address fit with the theme “Striving for Justice and Peace.” During his address, he reflected on the necessity of repentance and evaluating our positions of power and privilege from an intersectional framework. You are encouraged to go watch his whole address

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November 7: All Saints Sunday

As we celebrate all the saints and pray for all the souls, we may not necessarily consider ourselves exemplars of faith…When cry out in lament, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died” — about the Conference of Parties or systemic racism in policing or housing or so-called “critical race theory” or, or, or, we have the examples of the saints those who believed and saw the glory of God.

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October 31: The Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost

What will we do together as a congregation to interrogate and confess the sins of the past and reduce mistrust and suspicion? What are you going to do personally in your spiritual life and practice to reflect on your own sins and rebuild relationships? How will we help our congregation resist the urge to hit the snooze button? That is, how will we keep awake and do the work when we’ve committed to it and affirmed it with our words.

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