Last Monday the mere act of quietly slipping back into my study at church, before other staff arrived, was the most healing and restorative thing I could have done. I relished reentering my routine of answering messages, taking stock of pastoral care needs, and planning Sunday worship. I felt like myself. It felt like home. With many recent shocks and aftershocks, I was able to remember who I really am. As church friends and leaders stopped in to welcome and console, that feeling grew.
Darien Supports Puerto Rico
Mariana is a small mountain village of 3,300 clinging to the hills high above the city of Humacao at the far eastern end of Puerto Rico, the very place where Hurricane Maria made landfall on September 20, 2017. It is a poor barrio, and elderly, whose residents largely work in Humacao’s pharmaceutical factories, or collect social security.
“I can do all things through him who strengthens me.” Philippians 4.13
We imagine, as we look to the future, that a time will soon come when we can coast. When we can take it easy and things will work out. When things will settle down. Of all times, one might reasonably expect such an experience during a sabbatical, being designed for rest, recovery, and repose–a taste of serenity.
Coming Home
Coming home after spending several days in Africa is never easy. Quite frankly, it’s challenging to articulate, but it’s something I pray you experience one day. While we were serving alongside our brothers and sisters in Kibera, each night upon
Guest Preacher
First Congregational Church of Darien, please help me welcome The Reverend Shawn Garan to our community of faith this weekend. As we do best, allow our visitor to feel the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Shawn is an Ordained Minister who serves in Greenwich, CT. Below is a short bio about this wonderful […]
Celebration Sunday!
It has been almost a year since I joined the family at FCC, and I have loved every minute. As I look back on my first year at FCC, I can’t help but remember my first training sessions for our 2017-2018