Monthly Archives: January 2009
The mid-winter blues… a moving conversation
Reflecting on our conversation; planning for more O n January 26, a group of 26 of us got together for a conversation on the subject of depression. An odd thing for a church to do? Well, late last winter, our
Prayer of the people | January 25
L et us call the community to a time of prayer: God our creator, you have called all of us to form your church. This call is a great responsibility for everyone involved. Among us some are called to leadership
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A message from Uganda, and a chance to be involved
This message arrived just today, from our saint ben’s stalwart Lola and her husband Roger. As you may well know, Lola and Roger are operating a unique project in Uganda, working to support orphaned teens to complete school. Read on
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a saint ben's week-end away
St Benedict and the making of a counter-culture A community weekend to be held at Camp Cedarwood, a comfortable conference facility with lots of options for indoor and outdoor activity. Time to learn, pray, play, eat, and just relax together…
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Exploring a Novel: Ron Hansen's "Exiles"
A note from Jamie Howison: This past fall, I discovered the novels of Ron Hansen, a writer and Roman Catholic deacon whose fiction stands as a powerful antidote to much of what is written in the name of “Christian fiction.”
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As the dust settles from Christmas…
Why is it that by the time we make our way through all of the activities and obligations of Christmas, most of us are more than a little exhausted? Is there another way to think about all of this? This
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Prayer of the people | January 11
W e call the community into a time of prayer. Almighty God, you sent your Son to proclaim your kingdom and to teach with authority. Anoint us with the power of your Spirit, that we, too, may bring good news
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A sermon for the Epiphany
T his is a version of the Epiphany sermon preached by Jamie Howison at saint benedict’s table when we marked the feast together. It is slightly expanded here, by the inclusion of a lengthy citation from the closing section of
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Prayer of the people | January 4
A s a community of believers gathered from many areas of the city, here to join in worship together, we bring our grief and our hopes confident that God will hear us. Images of the continued violence in Gaza fill
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Coltrane in the Cornfields
A note from Jamie Howison: I’d like to introduce you to Jim Snyder, whose name you will again see on this site in the coming month or so. We are in the process of putting together a book of material