by Eilidh Lowery | Aug 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
The light today is wrong. The colors of the church wall, the flowers in our yard, the pavement are all off. The sky itself is a buttery wool color, it is the color of smoke. Wildfires are raging over the west and while the air at ground level is clear, the skies above...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
I’m trying to be more active and healthier so I set my alarm to ring at 5 to the hour and then I walk for 5 minutes. When I’m at the Trinity building I pop on my mask and head from my office down to the sanctuary for my walking. Or at least that is what I...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Last year my in-laws moved to Oregon from Illinois in the midst of some substantial health issues. This past week our little family of three flew back to Chicago to clean out their business, a music studio in one of the western suburbs, so that we could sell the...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
This summer at the Parish we are hearing stories of faith. Folks from across the Parish are speaking at morning worship and retelling a favorite scripture, sharing a story from their life, or recounting a tale that helps them know God more fully. One of the...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jul 8, 2021 | Uncategorized
We’ve been thinking for a while how to connect with and love our neighbors. Our community had gone through some community organizing trainings like the Discovery Team and the Parish Collective. We’ve interviewed our neighbors, listened to our community, mapped our...
by Eilidh Lowery | Jun 29, 2021 | Uncategorized
As I have navigated an exceptionally difficult week I am once again so thankful for my faith. In the places of turmoil, in making incredibly difficult, complex decisions, it is my centering in something greater than myself, my connection to a loving God, my awareness...
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