Read inspiring reflections from St. David’s clergy each week. Letters are posted on Thursday afternoons.
Find them here, or linked in our Friday morning emails.
Responding with Love: A Reflection on Veterans Day
O Judge of the nations, we remember before you with grateful hearts the men and women of our country who in the day of decision ventured much for the liberties we now enjoy. Grant that we may not rest until all the people of this land share the benefits of true...
Celebrating Fall
Dear People of St. David’s, Fall is my favorite season. I love back-to-school, even four decades after leaving the classroom, with all the fresh pens and markers and clean notebooks. The current election season has been hard and roughly half the people are...
An Invitation for 2025
“Your word is a lantern to my feet, and a light upon my path.” ~ Psalm 119:105 Dear People of St. David’s, On January 1st, 2025, we’re going to kick off a project that we’re calling Cover to Cover, where we will be inviting the people of St. David’s to read the Bible...
Your gifts are enough
“May small, beautiful things remind you: the little things you do matter, too.” - Morgan Harper Nichols Dear People of St. David’s, Since moving into the Old Rectory (Parish House) a couple of years ago, parishioners often ask me what it’s like living in that house....
A New Way of Seeing St. David’s
St. David’s Fair on October 5th offered our new Rector, the Rev. Rick Morley, a new way of viewing St. David’s – through the lens of the best of us.
Two Questions
The Rev. Nancy Webb Stroud discusses the two questions her mother always asked her when she got home, and how those two questions stick with her today as an example of what is important in our lives.
A blessing and a farewell
The Rev. Emily Given closes out her time here at St. David’s with a final blessing and farewell in her clergy letter this week. We wish her well with blessings upon her ordination to the priesthood and call to The Church of the Messiah in Gwynedd.
How to Approach Conflict with Grace
The Epistle of James (the brother of our Lord) has a lot to teach us about dealing with interpersonal conflict.
God is Leading Us
“I hereby command you: Be strong and courageous; do not be frightened or dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.” Joshua 1:9 Dear People of St. David’s, Since Frank’s retirement, I’ve been leading the Tuesday Morning Bible Study and we decided to...
Blessing the Children
Dear People of St. David’s, I was away from St. David’s from 2004 to 2022, serving several other Episcopal churches. Even so, I remained connected: this is our sons’ parish, and we expect, at length, to join my mother in our graveyard. It is hard to overstate the...