Apr 26, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
Pastor Eric Trozzo How do you show somebody that you are listening to them? This is often known as “active listening.” It is an important skill to build relationships. We often do a great deal of speaking and saying what we want to say, but less attention to hearing...
Mar 2, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
The tradition of a procession the Sunday before Easter, remembering Jesus’ procession into Jerusalem, dates back centuries. It dates to at least the beginning of the Middle Ages if not further back. In the Medieval era these processions could become quite elaborate,...
Feb 6, 2024 | From Pastor Eric
From Pastor Eric February 14 is quite a day this year. This is one of the years that Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. A day that culturally focuses on romantic love coincides with the reminder in the church of our mortality. What a contrasting...
Nov 8, 2023 | From Pastor Eric
November is, above all else, the month that we associate with giving thanks. Thankfulness is of course a key aspect of being open to spiritual dimension to our daily life, and so it is important to give thanks. Yet it is important to move beyond thankfulness. It’s...
Sep 1, 2023 | From Pastor Eric
Season of Creation This month we begin celebrating the Season of Creation (also known as Creation Time) as part of our liturgical year. It runs each year from September 1 through Oct 4. This is an ecumenical movement to recognize the goodness of God’s creation, our...
Aug 15, 2023 | From Pastor Eric
PASTOR’S OFFICE HOURS As a reminder, while the pastor does not have formally set office hours, he regularly is in the office Monday and Thursday afternoons and Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and available to any who wish to drop by at those times. He is often in...
