The stunning picture of Trinity Church, Newport was taken by friend and parishioner Pieter Roos. Apparently the scene attracted a group of people with iPhones and cameras memorializing the view. This is what church should be… a place of transformation attracting others to stop and look and wonder. “Communities of miraculous expectation and glorious transformation”… Continue reading
(The glorious picture of a transformed Trinity Church is by skillful kindness of Pieter Roos) It’s now 4:45pm on Saturday. Tomorrow is the last Sunday before Lent begins (Ash Wednesday) February 10th. Tomorrow we prepare for a “No Alleluia Zone” of seven weeks; so come to worship and shout out, sing lustily those “alleluias”. Who… Continue reading
Tomorrow Sunday February 7th is the last of a five part series “Discovering Divine Magic in Daily Lives”. I have been so very encouraged and inspired by the growing numbers at this series and by the readiness to learn and discuss; truly never before in my experiences of parish ministry. Well done, Trinity Newport Rhode… Continue reading
The Book of Psalms in Hebrew Scripture is constantly, and inexorably, the expression of all human emotions. The Book encompasses the most human of emotional experiences as fear, praise, jealously, confusion and anger. Thank God it does not massage nor anesthetize the starkness of these wayward and wild emotions; God’s presence seems not to require… Continue reading
Click: Gender transition services and same-sex weddings call for Church of England Last month the most senior bishops of the Anglican church (leaders of national churches) gathered at Lambeth, London UK to decide imposition of discipline upon the Episcopal Church (USA) for its almost unilateral actions concerning the blessing of LGBTI marriages. I have been… Continue reading
What an incredibly beautiful privilege to marry Amanda and John; two very fine young people with one very fine life together ahead of them. Celebrant: Alan Neale Photographer: Joseph Lauvin, Photography Venue: Atlantic Beach Club (sadly no more)
(STUDY NOTES) Trinity Church Newport, RI 02840 “Discovering the Divine Magic in Our Lives” ; January 10-February 7 January 31 #4 “Close Friends We Neglect” – ‘Dangers of Familiarity’ “Epiphany” is a word of Greek origin, related to such English words as “theophany,” “phenotype,” (*) and “phenomenon.” It means an appearance, a displaying, a showing… Continue reading
Being British, I am truly hesitant to be self-confident and self-assured but I am good , in fact very good, at preparing couples for their wedding and… their marriage – and note, the two are distinct though closely aligned. And yet week by week a new insight propels itself into my consciousness and I begin… Continue reading
Maybe “composing” a wedding order sounds a little too formal and artificial but your wedding order should be one composed by personal reference, officiant’s experience and the expectations you both have for this incredibly important event. The “wedding order” (please overlook this formal phrase) is a statement that the couple makes not only about their… Continue reading
Trinity Church Newport, RI 02840 “Discovering the Divine Magic in Our Lives” ; January 10-February 7 January 24 #3 January 24 “Words Too Familiar – Hearing with New Ears” “Epiphany” is a word of Greek origin, related to such English words as “theophany,” “phenotype,” (*) and “phenomenon.” It means an appearance, a displaying, a showing… Continue reading