Rector's Notes

I wrote this reflection to be read during Morning Prayer on a Sunday I was traveling and was unable to find a supply priest to visit St. Mary's Church. One of the earliest complaints against the Christians was that they were “turning the world upside down” (Acts 17:6). What an interesting phrase—turning the world upside down. Imagine a sheet of paper that you are holding up. It’s a colored-pencil drawing of a desert at night. I imagine a rocky, dusty desert. It has small shru

The Very Rev. Fr. Stephen Crawford What’s your favorite Christmas carol? This is one of my favorite questions to ask people this time of year. As a priest I have this great privilege where people open up to me about their lives, how things are going, what parts of their lives have been hard recently, hopes—disappointments. What an honor! I love these conversations. But also … I really like talking about Christmas carols. And I’m sometimes surprised by people’s favorite carols

In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. At ease in any society. Always the flower of courtesy. ...

The Very Rev. Fr. Stephen Crawford June 26, 2022 (Year C, Proper 8) This sermon was preached the Sunday following a landmark Supreme...