LENT 2026 During the season of Lent, Christians have been traditionally encouraged to practice the spiritual disciplines of prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Many are familiar with the choice to read a daily Lenten devotional, to “give up” something as a form of fasting...

SEEING CLEARLY FOR LENT: an excerpt from Rev. Allison Burns-LaGreca, St. Mary’s Episcopal, Stone Harbor, NJ Lent has always been the Church’s season of truth-telling. It is the long, honest walk into the wilderness, where illusions fall away and we discover what has...

Stewardship, in its simplest form, is the practice of generosity. It is essential to the daily expression of our faith. As a church that is energized by lively engagement in our faith and life, we know that our community commitment to generous giving is crucial in...

This year, on the Sunday after Christmas, we mark the feast of the Holy Innocents. It is the part of the Christmas story that tends to be passed over. Matthew’s version of Jesus’ birth is a bit darker than Luke’s “shepherds and angels” saga. It highlights the...

Gratitude is like a flashlight. If you go out in your yard at night and turn on a flashlight, you can suddenly see what’s there. It was always there, but you couldn’t see it in the dark.  - Dawna Markova Each year when November comes around and we draw close to...

Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy. Proverbs 31:8-9 One of the actions that occurred at the ELCA Churchwide Assembly this past summer was the...