From the Epiphany Hymn: “Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright; westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light!” I speak to you in the name of One God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen + I remember what I was doing when I first heard about the Christmas […]Read more “The Perfect Light is Always Here”
Author: the Rev. Andrew Rutledge
November 22, 2020
Dear Friends, Tomorrow is the 183rd Diocesan Convention of the Episcopal Diocese of the Chicago, and for the first time ever, it will be completely digital. This makes me sad because I am a church geek, and I love diocesan conventions!! For many, it is the one time of year people from all over this large […]Read more “November 22, 2020”
Don’t Bury Your Gifts…Use Them!
I speak to you in the name of One God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen When was the last time you trusted someone with something you consider to be priceless? Something or someone that you love and means more to you than anything else in the world? Since COVID has basically cancelled all plans […]Read more “Don’t Bury Your Gifts…Use Them!”
Pause & Pivot
And he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Today is All Saints’ Day. For this community, it is our namesake; it is our patronal feast day. It is a day of celebration, where we would normally walk through the front doors […]Read more “Pause & Pivot”
October 11, 2020
Dear Friends, This week I am reminded of something my Mimi (my Mom’s mom) used to always to say: “The more important something is, the more you need to prepare.” She would say this in reference to many things—a big exam that was coming up, a public speaking engagement, or a major vacation on the […]Read more “October 11, 2020”
Is God Among Us…or Not?
From our Exodus passage today, “Is the Lord among us or not?” I speak to you in the name of one God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen. “Things are bleak. As I look around, all I see is pain, suffering, and hardship. I can’t remember a time when life was this difficult. My life […]Read more “Is God Among Us…or Not?”
September 27, 2020
Dear Friends, This coming Sunday, and two Sundays after that (October 4), we will be celebrating two of the All Saints’ “high holy days”—the Backpack Blessing and the Pet Blessing. You may be asking, “but how is this possible if we aren’t all together, in person? It won’t be the same without having someone throwing […]Read more “September 27, 2020”
September 20, 2020
Dear Friends, This coming Sunday, and two Sundays after that (October 4), we will be celebrating two of the All Saints’ “high holy days”—the Backpack Blessing and the Pet Blessing. You may be asking, “but how is this possible if we aren’t all together, in person? It won’t be the same without having someone throwing […]Read more “September 20, 2020”
We are ALL a Good “Fit”
I speak to you in the name of one God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen. The last nursing job I had before going to seminary was as a nurse manager of a recovery room. When I started my job, I had no clue how to “manage” people but thankfully, my hospital sent me to […]Read more “We are ALL a Good “Fit””
August 30, 2020
Dear Friends, This past Ascension Day, I talked about how the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is a gift to us so we are enabled and empowered to do God’s work in the world. During the season after Pentecost (the summer and early fall) we hear stories in Scripture of what doing God’s […]Read more “August 30, 2020”