Musings from the Rector
June Ponderings
I’m writing this a bit late in the month given the need to support Mary in her recent bout with pneumonia and still getting energy back from that and the prior dance with heart blockages late in May. She and I most certainly appreciate all of your prayers and cards of support! As of a recent appointment, she still has some of the aspirant in her right lower lung and still needs to be on oxygen. She is stronger but will still need some time to completely bounce back.
We are now also up to our eyeballs in World Cup Soccer. It’s been fun to watch the games but also the high morale of the fans following their favorite team. I feel this event comes close to or may even surpass the energy of the Olympic Games. Those are coming later in the year as well. All of this bracketing the 250th celebration of our Country’s birth! It will be a spectacular summer!
I also know that with the coming summer days, many of you will be travelling to fun and restful places. I pray for safe travels and refreshment of your souls and that you will be able to return from your time away with new energy and fun stories of your experiences! I do ask for you to remember St. Aidan’s in your prayers and arrange for your financial support to continue while you are gone. I thank you in advance for that!
During the coming summer months, as many of you have heard, St. Aidan’s is in discussions with a Montessori school that is looking for a new and larger home. It will be 3–6-year-olds and will be about 20-24 in number. They will be using our nursery area and part of the parish hall on Monday-Friday between 8 AM and 4 PM. Their head mistress has been doing this for 35 years and is well versed in children’s education via the Montessori method that enables self-exploration, focused experiences, collaborative sharing, care for one another and building a community of love and peaceful exploration of this world we live in. I will give more information about this exciting new venture as more details unfold during the phases of development.
Along with all of this, we come to the celebration of Father’s Day and give thanks for those who have provided their gifts to the raising of children, supporting their wives and the building of a home to support them. You may have also been that favorite uncle, grandparent, neighbor next door, teacher or just an all-around nice guy! We celebrate all of you!
June is also Pride month and we acknowledge that some of our community are called to a lifestyle that is also a part of our modern culture.
It’s going to be an exciting summer filled with all types of experiences and ways to celebrate one another and this great country that is a gift to each of us. Blessings on your travels and may you be refreshed and return to us safe and spiritually invigorated!
Fr. Steve
I’m writing this a bit late in the month given the need to support Mary in her recent bout with pneumonia and still getting energy back from that and the prior dance with heart blockages late in May. She and I most certainly appreciate all of your prayers and cards of support! As of a recent appointment, she still has some of the aspirant in her right lower lung and still needs to be on oxygen. She is stronger but will still need some time to completely bounce back.
We are now also up to our eyeballs in World Cup Soccer. It’s been fun to watch the games but also the high morale of the fans following their favorite team. I feel this event comes close to or may even surpass the energy of the Olympic Games. Those are coming later in the year as well. All of this bracketing the 250th celebration of our Country’s birth! It will be a spectacular summer!
I also know that with the coming summer days, many of you will be travelling to fun and restful places. I pray for safe travels and refreshment of your souls and that you will be able to return from your time away with new energy and fun stories of your experiences! I do ask for you to remember St. Aidan’s in your prayers and arrange for your financial support to continue while you are gone. I thank you in advance for that!
During the coming summer months, as many of you have heard, St. Aidan’s is in discussions with a Montessori school that is looking for a new and larger home. It will be 3–6-year-olds and will be about 20-24 in number. They will be using our nursery area and part of the parish hall on Monday-Friday between 8 AM and 4 PM. Their head mistress has been doing this for 35 years and is well versed in children’s education via the Montessori method that enables self-exploration, focused experiences, collaborative sharing, care for one another and building a community of love and peaceful exploration of this world we live in. I will give more information about this exciting new venture as more details unfold during the phases of development.
Along with all of this, we come to the celebration of Father’s Day and give thanks for those who have provided their gifts to the raising of children, supporting their wives and the building of a home to support them. You may have also been that favorite uncle, grandparent, neighbor next door, teacher or just an all-around nice guy! We celebrate all of you!
June is also Pride month and we acknowledge that some of our community are called to a lifestyle that is also a part of our modern culture.
It’s going to be an exciting summer filled with all types of experiences and ways to celebrate one another and this great country that is a gift to each of us. Blessings on your travels and may you be refreshed and return to us safe and spiritually invigorated!
Fr. Steve