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Tenderness in Turbulent Times
Dear ones, Even if you are striving to avoid the news these days (an understandable choice!) it would be difficult to not encounter the reality that we are living in a deeply fraught and fractured time politically. No matter how you voted, these last ten days have brought word of significant changes, a lot of uncertainty,…
Fire & Water, Prayers & Tangible Support
Dear ones, It’s not always the case that we are asked to hold fire and water so close together in our minds and hearts, but this is one of those weeks. No doubt most of you have been watching as the fires rage in LA with fear and concern, heartbreak and prayers. And then this…
Post-Election Prayer Service
Beloved in Christ, Today is a hard day: no matter who you voted for, it remains abundantly clear that we are a deeply divided nation. Some folks are celebrating today, and some are weeping. However you find yourself, I hope you remember that you are loved, by this community and by God. And, wherever we…
Updated Nursery and Meeting Space
If you poke your head into the old nursery room (just off the Narthex by the main entrance into the sanctuary), it might look a little bit different. We have recently done a little rearranging to make the space more available for multi-use. There is still plenty of room for kids to play and pull…
A New Way of Sharing Communion
We are trying a new way to share communion together. For a while now, we have been offering a third non-alcoholic chalice that you could walk to by the lectern if you wished. At times, this can feel difficult depending where you are standing around the altar to try and make your way over to…
From Bishop Austin
“For you are all one in Christ Jesus” Galatians 3:28b Dear Siblings in the Diocese of California, In my first letter as your new pastor, it is my tremendous joy and honor to address you today and to share one of my great hopes for this next chapter of our common life. Over the past…
Practicing Hospitality: pronouns for our name tags
If you read this newsletter with some regularity, you may be noticing an emerging theme: celebrating our culture of hospitality, which has deep and strong roots in this place, while also reaching for more ways to extend tangible welcome to a wide range of folks. I’m grateful for the way that this welcoming stance seems…
Expanding our Welcome
One of the first things I noticed about Church of the Resurrection was the sense of welcome here. I visited with my family in the summer of 2018, while I was on sabbatical from All Souls in Berkeley. None of you knew me here, and I wasn’t wearing a collar, so I knew it wasn’t…
Beware of Scammers!
As you may have experienced, scammers are getting more and more clever, and sometimes they are hard to identify as they get more adept at using AI. In an attempt to keep everyone safe here at Resurrection, here are a few things we’re doing, and some important things to remember. Thanks for helping to keep…
Women’s Retreat — October 18th-20th
It’s time to sign up for our annual Women’s Retreat! We are thrilled to announce that Rev. Martha Kuhlmann will be facilitating this year’s retreat, which will be October 18th-20th at Bishop’s Ranch in Healdsburg, California. A few words from Martha about the retreat: I feel honored to have been asked to share my program…
2024 Paschal Candle: The Genesis Candle
Editor’s note: The Episcopal tradition of the Paschal candle includes introducing a new candle at the Easter Vigil where it is blessed and put into use for the first time. We then continue to light it every Sunday of Eastertide (through Pentecost) and for any memorial services, weddings, baptisms, or other special occasions. Just 10…
A quiet but necessary ministry
Dear ones, This past Sunday we had an whole lot of visitors join our 10:15 worship service — enough so that it made me and Rev. Whitney shake our heads and chuckle together, wondering what’s going on here. After the service, we both delighted in the logistical challenge of trying to connect with each of…