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Colorful plantings, courtesy of Woodbury's Gardens at Country 3 Corners, grace the entrance to Holy Cross this summer.
Summer series looks at worship. On the Sundays from July 12 through August 30, we will be exploring how it is that we gather as a community in Christ to worship God and experience the grace of his transforming presence. The series title, “Behold What You Are: May We Become What We Receive,” comes from St. Augustine, a fourth century theologian. It refers to the Bread and Wine of Eucharist. Through receiving the Word and Sacrament of Christ each week and participating the ancient forms of worship, we are gradually transformed into a people in the likeness of Christ. The excessive individualism, obsession with material things and personal power and security, yield to trust in God’s love, hope in God’s promises, and generous love for God’s world. Read more about the series outline and follow installments week by week as they unfold.
Katherine Jefferts Shori, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church.
General Convention of Episcopal Church runs July 8-17. The triennial gathering of bishops and clergy and lay delegates from all of the dioceses of the Episcopal Church, will be held this year in Anaheim, California. The theme of Convention this year is Ubuntu, an African word loosely meaning community, but carrying a much deeper implication that human identity is formed by a network of mutual relationships. Though resolutions respecting same sex marriage and the blessing of unions will no doubt occupy the news, most of the work of the General Convention will concern other issues, particularly the global economic crisis, environmental degredation, and the excesses of consumer capitalism. The Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Anglican Communion, will address Convention and lead a biblical study. News of Convention can be followed on the Convention Web site or on blogs from the NH Convention delegates and Bishop Robinson.