The Vestry has approved the minutes for its March, 2022, meeting. They're available at the link below.

​Our Gospel today is a story of deep friendship and imminent loss.  I love the Mary, Martha and Lazarus stories.     It is clear from these passages that Jesus shared an intimate bond with this family.  And in this one, Mary, the sister with her head in the clouds, offers Jesus a physical sign of her affection and a warning of things to come. 

We find ourselves this Fourth Sunday of Lent in another parable, the story of the prodigal son.  This is the longest and the most well-known of Jesus’ parables. 

We know this story. But how we interpret it, depends on which side of the fence you are on:  the side of the goody two-shoes son, or the bad boy.  Some of us are a little of both. 

Members of St. John's rolled up their sleeves this weekend to get the buildings and ground ready for Easter. Couldn't make it? We've got pictures... Thanks to everyone that took some time out of their Saturday!

If you are like me, you read and heard today’s Gospel and responded,  Huh?  What is the message here?  That we should all repent or else we die?  That fig trees should be given three years max to flourish and then away with them?  This passage is rich with visual imagery and meaning but you’ve got to dig:  God loves us all, good and bad. God will tend to us, and we will flourish under his care. 

The Vestry approved the minutes for its January and February, 2022 meetings. Those minutes are available at the link below.

That prayer is an interfaith call to peace for Ukraine as published by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  I thought it was an appropriate way to begin my sermon today.  You see, as I prayed about what to preach this morning, I became aware of how much over the past few weeks I have been feeling increasingly anxious and afraid about so much violence, illness, and loss associated with the pandemic and now the war in Ukraine.  

From the Diocese of Missouri website:

Not sure what to do? Check out the resources the Diocese has pulled together to help with your "recharge."

Yes, it's Shrove Tuesday, aka Fat Tuesday, aka Mardi Gras... but that's not the kind of madness we're talking about. Rather, we're talking about Lent Madness 2022, the saintly alternative to March Madness sponsored by Forward Movement. The brackets are up, so get your picks in... quickly!

The fun starts Thursday with Stephen vs. Wenceslaus... good luck!

The Vestry approved the minutes from it December 2021 meeting on January 10, 2022. They are available at the link below: