Justin Appel

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Dear Friends, Today’s Old Testament lesson recounts the story of David’s son Absalom, who rebelled against his father, the king, and who was slain by Joab,…
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Br Alex Swain

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Beloved in Christ, I love sandwiches. I love peanut butter and jelly (which we ate a lot of on the Diocesan Youth Mission Trip). I love…
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Edina Hall

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Sisters and Brothers in Christ,   When I was a little girl my church celebrated Palm Sunday as simply Palm Sunday, not Palm Sunday plus. We didn’t…
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Kyle Dresback

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Friends, Recently I made the mistake of asking a room full of 13-year-olds to impersonate me. (I don’t recommend this.)  They stood up and began shouting…
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Kelsi Vanada

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Dear Friends, Today’s reading from Luke 1:46-55 is the beautiful Song of Mary, or the Magnificat, Latin for “my soul magnifies the Lord.” This ancient Christian…
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Justin Appel

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“Lift up your hearts.”“We lift them up to the Lord.” Dear Friends, In this exchange said at every Eucharist, the priest instructs us to raise our…
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Chotard Doll

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Friends,   Today we celebrate Florence Nightingale; she will be forever remembered as “The Lady with the Lamp,” the caring nurse moving through the hospital to check…
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