The Gospel Lesson for this week is from Mark 6, dealing with the death of John the Baptist. The opening line of the scripture is actually starting with the present and then telling the story of what happened to John. It does this by the reaction of Herod to John the Baptist and his belief that ...
Sean Rowe, a 49-year-old bishop from western Pennsylvania, on Wednesday became the youngest person ever elected as leader of the Episcopal Church. Rowe will succeed Bishop Michael Curry, the first African American to hold the position, when Curry’s nine-year term ends on Nov. 1. The ...
Recently we celebrated one of my favorite holidays: Flag Day! Though not a federal day off, each year the President delivers an address that proclaims the week of June 14th as National Flag Week and all Americans are encouraged to fly U.S. flags during that week. Pennsylvania has a unique ...
April was eye surgery month. On two Wednesdays, two weeks apart, I had cataracts removed first from my left eye and then from my right eye. My eyes received what I consider “Bionic Woman” implants that restored vision I had not enjoyed since elementary school. These surgeries were preceded ...
“God’s Servants” will again be at work in the community this summer as First Church gears up for TRANSFORM, which will run Aug. 5 through Aug. 9. TRANSFORM, based at First Church on Market Street, is a “city-wide mission experience where we seek to serve those in need, build ...
This is a great time of the year with folks out and about enjoying our surroundings. We see people we might not have seen over the winter, and we meet those new to our community. It is also a time of awareness as our interactions with one another are more on display. Words spoken in the ...
