Chaos or Community?

https://soundcloud.com/holy-communion-ucity/chaos-or-community In ancient times waters stood for chaos. In the first chapter of Genesis the Spirit of God hovers over the waters. God brings life out of darkness, out of the waters, out of chaos. God parts waters. And God brings life and freedom out of human chaos as well. Scholars tell us Exodus isContinueContinue reading “Chaos or Community?”

The Accidental Anglican: Bishop Todd Hunter

This summer I’m catching up on some reading and came across this book from 2010 by Bishop Todd Hunter. In 2009, the Anglican Mission in America consecrated the former National Director of the Association of Vineyard Churches as their Bishop for Church Planting. The consecration might seem unlikely, which Hunter hints at in his titleContinueContinue reading “The Accidental Anglican: Bishop Todd Hunter”

State of the Parish: “Not your mamma’s church.”

Over the coming years we will continue to grow as a church that Welcomes ALL, that has the hard conversations and values Diversity. We will build the Community up inside these walls by serving the Community beyond these walls. I am grateful and excited to be your rector as we write the next chapter in the history of Holy Communion. This isn’t my mama’s church. What do you say, will it be your Church?

What happened at the Primates Meeting?

On paper, it may look like the Communion is made up by a series of agreements about meeting together. In fact, we are tied together by common prayer. You can huff and you can puff, but you’re going to have a really hard time blowing that house down. We are in deeper communion than any single meeting could ever undo.