Recent Vestry Notes

Vestry Notes

Vestry Notes (week of 11/30/25)

As we enter the Season of Advent, I invite you into this wonderful meditation by Richard Rohr inspired by Julien of Norwich and shared by our Diocese.  I hope you will find peace and hope within.

Await, Allow, Accept, Attend

“AWAIT (hands at waist, cupped up to receive): Await God’s presence, not as you expect, hope, or imagine, but just as it is in this moment.

“ALLOW (reach up, hands open, above shoulders if you can): Allow a sense of God’s presence (or not) to come and be what it is, without meeting your expectations.

“ACCEPT (hands at heart, cupped towards body): Accept as a gift whatever comes or does not come. Accept that you are not in charge. Accept the infinity of God’s presence, present whether or not you are aware.

“ATTEND (hands outstretched, ready to be responsive): Attend to what you are called to, actions that God invites you to from this stance of openness.”

As we reflect on all that is going on around us across this nation and the globe, I find solace in these words.  As we reflect on the passionate letter shared by our warden, Paulette Bellew, and our call to support the vision and mission of Redeemer, I find purpose in these words.  As we enter this holy time of waiting, I invite everyone to Await, Allow, Accept and Attend to what is in your hearts and minds.

May it be so,

Colleen Hintz for the Vestry

Vestry Members: Brian Malcolm, Paulette Bellew, Wardens,
Melissa Allman, Paul Cecala, Jennifer Corrieri, Agnes Clyne, Leslie Harden, Colleen Hintz, Chuck Johnson, and Barbara Shannon.