Chapel Friends, “A good name is to be chosen,” Proverbs 22:1a Names are important. In scripture, names can define a person’s purpose: David means “beloved,” Anna means “gracious,” and Jesus means “savior.” Names speak to who we are and whose we are. I am Benjamin because my father is Benjamin, and so my son is […]
Month: January 2021
Love your Neighbor by Pattie Hill
“Help, Thanks, and Wow”; the title of a favorite book by a beloved spiritual writer, Anne Lamott comes to mind as I begin this story, and I find myself thinking of all that has transpired during the past twelve months, both the bad and the good. I ponder the sickness and death, the divisions and […]
An Important Notice from Ben and the Vestry regarding the Annual Meeting
Good Monday / Snowday Chapel Friends. I hope you built a snowman and / or sat by a warm fire on this wintery day. I must inform you of a decision the Vestry and I made regarding our Annual Meeting. Traditionally the Chapel would gather for an Annual Meeting in late January – it […]
A Christmas Message from Ben+
Chapel friends, Since so many of us could not gather on Christmas Eve (or had to endure my Children’s Message), here is a version of my homily from the 4p service. I wish you and yours a very happy Christmas, and a safe and healthy 2021. May God bless us and keep us, now and always. For […]
