Faith in Progress

April 13, 2014 Palm Sunday, Year A This morning, my husband and a bunch of other folks from St. Aidan's were running in the GW Parkway race.  My kids and I were there cheering, with our sign reading "St. Aidan's wishes you GODSPEED!"  As we were there, I took a photo and posted it on our St. Aidan's Facebook page.  Then during  the procession with palms this morning I took another picture to post.  Thinking about what could work for Facebook, checking my email, reading news on line -- the internet is such a big piece of life now days. What would it have been like to be following Jesus on Twitter during his last week?  On Palm Sunday: “Entered Jerusalem on colt: palms, Hosannas, adoring crowd. Looking for a place for our Passover dinner.” On Maundy Thursday: “Ate last Passover dinner with disciples, shared bread and wine, washed their feet. Arrested while praying.” On Good Friday: “Trials and crowds shouting ‘Crucify him!’  Disciples are gone. A

Nine members of our Vestry gathered with clergy this past weekend for our Vestry retreat.  We enjoyed fellowship and fun together, and read the incredibly thoughtful comments written by the congregation during sermon time a week before.  The Vestry was energized and heartened by the nearly universally glowing comments that reaffirmed a vision of St. Aidan's as a welcoming congregation, open to all wherever they may be on their spiritual journey.  Three main themes emerged that will likely guide the Vestry in the year ahead: how to better communicate the gifts that St. Aidan's offers to the community, how to continue deepening our spirituality, and new ways to deepen our outreach to the community. (1) What would you like St. Aidan’s to be for you and our surrounding community?   How is St. Aidan’s living up to that vision? -A kindly beating heart for our own and several local communities (scouts, preschool, music events, art events, play spaces, memorial ground, labyrin