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A Church for all seasons; a season for all churches.

As with friends, so it is with churches. You surround yourself with people, some meeting the need for conversation,...
Joyce Mancinelli
July 23, 2017
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You are the light

Several centuries ago in a mountain village in Europe, a wealthy nobleman wondered what legacy he should leave to...
Rev. Gordon Shields
July 14, 2017
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Christ has no body now on earth but yours

Christ has no body now on earth but yours... What do we make of that opening line from a prayer by St. Teresa of...
Joyce Mancinelli
June 18, 2017
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Filling Every Pew

Did that heading make you smile? Or hope? Or remember the past? Remembering the past, really is the answer. Back in...
Joyce Mancinelli
June 9, 2017
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Look back, look forward

Some years ago, Rev. Dr. Donald Grayston was our priest at St. Oswald's. He told us to "Look back. Look Forward....
Joyce Mancinelli
April 12, 2017
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The Flower Cross

When Derrick Spilman was our priest, he introduced the idea of the floral cross to us. The symbolism is so perfect,...
Joyce Mancinelli
March 23, 2017
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The Strange Case of the Disappearing Purificators

Purificators vanish. What can I say? One month we have a dozen, the next month we are down to three. Whilst...
Joyce Mancinelli
March 6, 2017
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Shrove Tuesday

Shrove Tuesday. Mardi Gras. Pancake Tuesday. All names for a single day preceding Ash Wednesday. In the past, it...
Joyce Mancinelli
February 26, 2017
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Pray without ceasing

St. Paul tells us to "pray without ceasing." It was a tall order then...and it's a pretty tall order now. Just how...
Joyce Mancinelli
February 18, 2017
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Joy

Reprinted with permission from the Sisters of St. John the Divine. A joyful heart is good medicine. Proverbs 17:22...
Joyce Mancinelli
January 10, 2017

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