….I’ve come to believe our vocation is not a singular experience, even if that has been the parlance of pastoral ministry. Rather, I now experience our calling(s) as a fractal–a never ending pattern, infinitely complex that is self-similar across different scales…..
Read More….I would not be transparent, nor authentic if I did not confess how weird it feels to enter the covenant of baptism without a congregation surrounding the Miguel family. The covenant, I always imagine, is a three-legged stool for MacKenzie upheld by God, the Migels, and their beloved community, Pilgrim, making promises to her that she will not begin to comprehend for months and years to come…..
Read MoreHello Pilgrims singing in the rain, before freezing temperatures descend. I’m thinking you already know how this love letter begins… we are moving our Sunday service online again this week….
Read MoreHappy Epiphany my beloved Pilgrims, ….
Read MorePilgrims, Merry Christmas! This will be the last newsletter for 2021 so as to carve out respite for Pilgrim staff to enjoy some downtime post Christmas festivities.
Read MorePilgrims, What wondrous music flowed from the chancel last Sunday–Pilgrim’s Cantata in person!….
Read MoreBeloved Pilgrims, I pray you are moving through this season with care and caution as we ready ourselves for the omicron variant to become more prevalent in the United States.
Read MoreBeloved Pilgrims, How was your Thanksgiving? I pray the day met you wherever you wanted to be with whomever you needed at your side…..
Read MoreBeloved Pilgrims, Happy Thanksgiving. I pray all of you who are traveling do not experience too many delays and congestion ….
Read MoreHello Pilgrims, I have had trouble adjusting this week….
Read MorePilgrim Auxiliary and church members met in person and on Zoom on November 8, to hear Durham activist and fair housing specialist, Stella Adams….
Read MoreGratitude for all those that participated in Trunk or Treat….
Read MoreHello Pilgrims, Thank you, thank you… all who helped bring a beautiful, poignant All Saints/Souls Day service into being--especially all of our readers….
Read MoreHello Pilgrims, It is good to be getting back into the Pilgrim groove after my two week try-out as grandma….
Read MoreOngoing Caste Book Study with Mt. Level Baptist Church: A Reflection….
Read MoreHello Pilgrims from sunny, warm Orlando! I pray all is well with each of you as we journey deeper into autumn….
Read MoreOur Little Free Pantry is need of cans and other non-perishables! As you are able, whether on Sunday or as a drive-by visit during the week let’s replenish and keep helping out our neighbors!
Read MoreBeloved Pilgrims, ….I will be on my way to Orlando earlier than expected as Lennox Rae Bellet decided to make an early appearance at 4:36pm on October 7…..
Read MoreBeloved Pilgrims, At my house, we are on baby countdown. I say we because a few of my siblings are trying to coordinate coming to Durham to be with my mom and watch my brood of animals when I leave to meet my granddaughter….
Read More…. Communion after worship will resume this Sunday as well. The board of deacons and I have done much praying around how to best make gathering at table, hybrid-style--feel as inclusive as possible…..
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