Reflections on Rocky Places

It was March 2016 when my large family timidly entered the sanctuary at CTR for the first time. We were a family on the rocks. One of our children had been suffering ongoing acute effects of early trauma in the foster care system. I had believed that I was responsible...

Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls

We have entered a full and potentially confusing week in the Church’s year. Halloween Today our communities are celebrating Halloween. I find Christians have ambivalent feelings about the day, as observances can range anywhere from innocent costume parties with...
Forming Children at CTR

Forming Children at CTR

Three little inquisitive sets of eyes stare up at the well-loved brass crucifix I am holding. The other five sets of eyes are engaged in various activities around the room such as block building, puzzles, trying on fuzzy socks, and various forms of chewing. “Who is...
Confessions of Your Senior Warden

Confessions of Your Senior Warden

We were out in God’s creation on a spectacularly beautiful day, hiking Cadillac Mountain in Maine. The weather was cool and crisp. We could see all the boats below in Bar Harbor. It was the kind of day that made me never want to live anyplace else besides New England....
Big Week Ahead!

Big Week Ahead!

Dear Christ the Redeemer family, This is an exciting autumn for us, and I would like to share a little about what is happening, particularly this upcoming week. This Sunday Bishop Bill will be visiting us for the last time before his retirement. We will rejoice as...