December 05, 2024

From the Rector: Keeping Advent

December 05, 2024/ St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Honolulu

From the Rector: Keeping Advent

I want to begin by thanking everyone who provided gifts for Responsive Caregivers. Many of those who will receive the gifts are wards of the state, and your generosity will make their Christmas particularly joyful. The First Sunday of Advent always brings new energy to the church, and Sunday was no exception.

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As a Julian Oblate, I take the same vows that the nuns living in community at the Wisconsin motherhouse take, and that have been common in Western monasticism since the time of St. Benedict: stability, conversion of life, and obedience. Our vows differ not in degree, but only in disposition.

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From the Rector: Speed-Reading the Psalms

From the Rector: Speed-Reading the Psalms

The other day I caught myself speed-reading Vespers. Instead of praying the psalms, I was rushing the psalms, so that I could finish Vespers efficiently and move on to the next task. I forced myself to start Vespers over, taking my time and praying with intention.

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From the Rector: Ecology, Stewardship, and Honey Bees

From the Rector: Ecology, Stewardship, and Honey Bees

This Sunday we celebrate the Feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology. The featured photo is the roof of the Parish Hall. Those who are new to St. Mark’s may not realize that years ago St. Mark’s installed solar energy for all of our buildings, including the rectory. It is one of the primary ways in which we care for God’s creation.

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From the Rector: Mary Invites us to Go Deeper into Christ

From the Rector: Mary Invites us to Go Deeper into Christ

Today is the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham. Walsingham is a village in Norfolk, England, and it was there that in 1061, a certain noblewoman, Lady Richeldis de Faverches, experienced a Marian vision showing her the Holy House of Nazareth, inviting her to establish a counterpart in Walsingham. Walsingham eventually became famous throughout England and Europe, welcoming countless pilgrims, and this continues today.

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From the Rector: The Gift of Unity

From the Rector: The Gift of Unity

It has been a few weeks since I have returned from the Centro Pro Unione in Rome and their summer study course, and I continue to reflect on my four weeks in the Eternal City. It was an immense privilege to attend the lectures, museums, liturgies, and various holy and cultural sites, and I enjoyed meeting many new colleagues from around the world as we studied ecumenism and interreligious dialogue together.

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From the Rector: Candlemas

From the Rector: Candlemas

This year Easter Day arrives early on Sunday, April 5, with Holy Week beginning on Palm Sunday, March 29, and Lent beginning with Ash Wednesday on February 18. Including this Sunday there are four more Sundays before the arrival of Lent, and within this time we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation, also known as Candlemas.

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