by Alex Hendrickson I held a meeting with my congregation’s worship and music director the other day to tell her that my eldest child wouldn’t be attending children’s choir for the near future. I fretted quite a bit about this conversation. Not because I don’t like the choir program. Not because I don’t like the [...]
Creativity and Care: Original Cards
By Joanna Harader When I was in Junior High, I decorated my room in rainbows. Two six-foot tall rainbow shades hanging on my wall. A rainbow lantern over my light. Rainbow posters. My decorating sensibilities are more refined these days, but I still love color. On a sunny fall day, if you look in the [...]
Losing a Neighbor
by Stacy Smith I left work early on that Friday so that I could run home for a few minutes before an evening meeting. So when I turned on to my street and saw seven police cars and a fire truck directly in front of my house, I realized that perhaps those leisurely few minutes [...]
First Communion
by Erica Schemper A few Sundays ago, one of our three year olds (I’ll call her Claire) was sitting in the second row of pews with her parents. Next to her was one of our church elders, Harrison, who is also a pillar of the congregation in the best sense of the word and one [...]
Giving Directions
by Joanna Harader I was at the grocery store the other day. My grocery store. The one where, in theory, I go once a week with menu planned and shopping list in hand. The one where, in actuality, I go once a day to pick up milk or bread or frozen pizzas. As I was [...]
Is It Harder Because I Am Older?
Name Withheld Is it harder because I am older? Because I have never been the girl who had a guy? Or because I am a priest and the fear that I might not date anyone again haunts me? When my boyfriend and I broke up 7 months ago I was devastated. I told myself I [...]
Divine Declarations – Our Resolutions for 2010
by Lara Blackwood Pickrel (and all our clergy sisters who shared their New Year’s resolutions!)
The Good Book
by Elsa A. Peters While we search for epiphanies after the birth of our salvation, I'd like to offer a review of a book that I have learned to cherish with my whole heart. It didn't come naturally. I had to literally learn to love this book like a fourth grader forced to write a book [...]
New Year, New Beginnings
by Patricia Watson The trusty board of The Young Clergy Women Project has been busy this year coming up with new and exciting opportunities for us to be (and fund!) our community. Here are a few of the up and coming opportunities that you might want to be a part of: TYCWP’s 2010 Conference! Our [...]