Category Archives: rambling about the big church

Do you sing Christmas carols during Advent?

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Sarah The Vicar of Hogsmeade

I used to refuse to sing Christmas carols during Advent. I used to say things like, “We are Christians who celebrate the Christian year! We are in Advent waiting for the coming of the baby. We can’t just jump to … Continue reading →

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too long for twitter but worth repeating

Posted on April 2, 2009 by Sarah The Vicar of Hogsmeade

I saw this in a longer story about the church at The UM Portal and thought it was worth passing along. A story tells of St. Francis of Assisi being escorted through the opulence of the Vatican vaults in Rome. … Continue reading →

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church camp

Posted on June 12, 2008 by Sarah The Vicar of Hogsmeade

I am a leader for the soon-to-start church camp. We have roughly 200 kids registered. A few more girls than boys. We have a full slate of volunteers for the girls and we are desperately understaffed for the boys. We … Continue reading →

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spring break and Holy Week

Posted on April 3, 2007 by Sarah The Vicar of Hogsmeade

The calendar for school year 2007-2008 has been released by the local school board. Due to an early Easter in 2008, Spring Break is scheduled for Holy Week. The ministerial group is writing letters and encouraging others to write letters … Continue reading →

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district clergy meetings

Posted on February 16, 2007 by Sarah The Vicar of Hogsmeade

I used to love district clergy meetings when I lived in the country. The competion was almost none, therefore people were very friendly and not threatened by others’ success. Here in the city, while I absolutely love being in the … Continue reading →

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