January 2021 Issue
Petition aims to protect farmland
Early in 2020, in a pastoral letter to vestries, Bishop Andrew Asbil challenged the diocese to take climate action. “We are asking you to consider …

Bishop Asbil speaks out on housing crisis
On Nov. 18, in anticipation of National Housing Day, Bishop Andrew Asbil spoke to members of the media and others outside Holy Trinity, Trinity Square …

Take the New Year’s stewardship quiz
I’m a maker of lists, a setter of schedules, a taker of tests. I love online quizzes – IQ scores, Myers-Briggs, history, geography, the bible …

God’s richest blessings for the year ahead
Happy New Year! 2020 was certainly a year for the history books, if not for the dustbin, and by time you are reading this article, …

Resolve to make 2021 a truly Happy New Year
New Year’s resolutions. Mention the topic and the responses will likely be an enthusiastic, “I don’t make resolutions anymore because I always break them… Life …

‘Peter, we are grateful beyond words for you.’
On Nov. 20, about 200 people gathered online to thank Bishop Peter Fenty and his spouse Annie as he headed into retirement after 45 years …

‘Elves’ spread Christmas cheer
COVID-shmovid! It would take a whole lot more than a pandemic to dampen the 2020 Christmas spirit at the St. Stephen’s church plant in Maple, …

Called to journey in the way of faith
The normal point of departure for an article about pilgrimage would be the beginning. But it’s 2020, so let’s shake things up and start at …

I pray we will not lose our 2020 vision
At 6:31 a.m. on Dec. 8, 2020, 90-year-old Margaret Keenan received the first of two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine at University Hospital in Coventry, …