What a Privilege

In August Jean Rorher, a friend at St. Saviour’s Parish, Bar Harbor, emailed me a flier from “Troops Out Now.” It is at http://troopsoutnow.org/S29now.pdf After some phone and email conversations with the folks at Troops Out Now, I decided to go to the September 22-28 Encampment by the Capitol and the September 29 March to…
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Maggie Ross in Maine — March 1 through 9, 2008

Maggie Ross, a solemnly professed solitary directly responsible to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, will visit the Diocese of Maine in the fourth week in Lent, 2008. Maggie Ross will lead a day of contemplation and worship called Bread and Silence in Hulls Cove and Portland: Saturday March 1 10 am at the Church…
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Come Light Our Fire

Pentecost 2007 By Tom Ehrich  Wednesday, May 23, 2007 Now there were devout Jews from every nation under heaven living in Jerusalem. And at this sound the crowd gathered and was bewildered, because each one heard them speaking in the native language of each. Amazed and astonished, they asked, “Are not all these who are…
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New Life

Christians Seek ‘Fresh Expressions’ of Church Life By Ekklesia Staff Writers 21 Apr 2007 According to the latest research, 39 per cent of Church of England parishes have started a ‘Fresh Expression’ of church since 2000 – a new initiative to connect with those who are currently outside church, and who may feel disconnected from…
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One Beggar to Another

St. Saviour’s is Beautiful People A Sermon by George Swanson Second Sunday of Easter, 2007 Jesus said to Thomas, “Happy are those who have not seen me.” In the name of Jesus, our dead and risen Saviour. Chilton Knudsen, the Bishop of Maine, visited St. Saviour’s this winter. At a meeting before the service she…
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A Sermon for Holy Saturday

Jesus’ descent into the underworld Something strange is happening- – there is a great silence on earth today, a great silence and stillness. The whole earth keeps silence because the King is asleep. The earth trembled and is still because God has fallen asleep in the flesh and he has raised up all who have…
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