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Mustard Seed Thrift Store & Book Nook
Mustard Seed Thrift Store & Book Nook
posted on Mar 4, 2021 We have a special rack of girls clothes sizes 4 to 12, dresses, skirts, shirts, leggings, Hanna Anderson, Lands End, and Mini Boden brands. We don't usually sell children's clothes but these were too precious to let go. Also, just in a Children'...
Read MoreA Message from Bishop Diana Akiyama
posted on Mar 4, 2021 "Indifference, to me, is the epitome of evil." -Elie Wiesel In 2009, I made my vows and became an oblate of a Benedictine monastery in Middleton, Wisconsin. At the center of the Benedictine spiritual practice is praying the Psalms. Before ...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Transforming the Planet
posted on Mar 2, 2021 "Imagine, if you will, the impact of each and every person on this planet taking the time to define and then live out loving principles. In fact, imagine 50 percent of everybody doing this, and being successful even half the time. Politics, busin...
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Weekly Rector's Note
Rector's Note: Signs of Hope
posted on Feb 25, 2021 Dear Saints,
Spring is coming! If you're like me, you were surprised to find the sun shining and the weather almost balmy this week following last week's snow, ice, and frigid temperatures. It's been lighter outside in the evenings, as well. B...
Read MoreBlack History Is American History: Celebrating Thurgood Marshall
posted on Feb 25, 2021 "A child born to a Black mother in a state like Mississippi... has exactly the same rights as a white baby born to the wealthiest person in the United States. It's not true, but I challenge anyone to say it is not a goal worth working for." "In ...
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Woodstock Pantry
Woodstock Pantry: PB&J Drive
posted on Feb 24, 2021 The Woodstock Food Pantry is having a peanut butter and jelly food drive during the month of March. Donations can be dropped off at the Mustard Seed Thrift Store at 4033 SE Woodstock Blvd on Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm and on Fridays from 10am to...
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Social Justice & Advocacy
Social Justice & Advocacy Column: Love is ...
posted on Feb 24, 2021 "Love is a commitment to seek the good and to work for the good and welfare of others. It doesn't stop at our front door or our neighborhood, our religion or race, or our state's or your country's border. This is one great fellowship of love ...
Read MoreRector's Note: Letting Love In
posted on Feb 19, 2021 Dear Saints,
I hope this email finds you warm, safe, and well. It's been quite the last few days with the severe snow storm and the damage it caused. People have been without power and unable to leave their houses, a good part of the city was ...
Read MoreA Message for Lent from Bishop Diana Akiyama
posted on Feb 18, 2021 Create in me a clean heart,O God, and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from your presence and take not your holy Spirit from me.Give me the joy of your saving help again and sustain me with your bountiful Spirit.The sacrifice of ...
Read MoreBlack History Is American History: Celebrating Bishop Barbara Harris
posted on Feb 18, 2021 "I would like to see the church come to some better understanding of what it means to be an inclusive fellowship, how to more fully exhibit the love of Christ in the world." Bishop Barbara Harris As we highlight the stories of Black Americans wh...
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