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Parish Life – Our Weekly Blog

Inclusivity Saves Lives!

By: Tim Smalarz

This past June, I did something I never thought I would be able to do: donate blood! About a month before the blood donation event at Christ Church Cranbrook, Roxanne Perry was handing out flyers,

Journaling with God

By: Jake Cooper

Fr. Chris recently preached about the urgency of Christians to be peacemakers in our increasingly polarized world.  That was then followed-up with part 2 of

Faith In Action: Youth Mission Trip 2024

By: Kellie Herdade

It is a profound experience to spend a week with 19 students in mission work! You get to witness their excitement, their exhaustion, and their sense of integrity that you don’t always see

Stepping Up and Stepping Out for Summer Slam

By: Rebecca Clemans

Summer slam is an annual celebration at Micah 6 with a plan to distribute back-to-school shoes to kids in need. Last year, through Item of the Month, CCC donated 400 pairs of shoes

The Most Wonderful Place You Hope to Never Visit

By: Rachel Ippel-Redman

In the Fall of 2020, my family learned that we were part of a community no one wants to join: abuse survivors. In that time of devastation and feelings of helplessness, I began

How Do You See God in Your Child?

By: Suzy Bai

When I sat down to write about Graham , the phrase that God sent into my mind was “Surprised by Joy.” ‘Surprised by Joy’ is the title of a poem by

Church Pew Confession

By: Danny Cox

I stopped attending church when I stepped down from my pastoral role at a conservative evangelical fundamentalist church over two years ago. Amy and I tried attending a few places early on but in all

On Just War

By Fr. Bill Danaher

Dear ones, thanks to many for the positive response to my sermon this Sunday (if you missed the sermon titled “The Sword and the Altar,” you can watch it here). I am sending

Small Act, Big Impact

By: Lauren Brooks

When someone does us a favor we often say “You’re a life saver”! It’s a phrase that is casually thrown around and certainly not taken literally. What if a small act of giving could save someone’s life?

The way of love by the episcopal church

TURNING in the Direction of Love

By Fr. Chris Harris

Watch this before reading.

In our baptism, we promise that with God’s help, we will turn from the powers of sin, hatred, fear, injustice, and oppression toward the way of truth, love, hope, justice, and freedom.