We are a community of faith that welcomes and values all people.
We commit to follow Christ, serve others, grow in faith,
and transform the world by sharing God’s love.
—St. Barnabas Mission Statement
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October 10, 2025
Dear Ones of St. Barnabas,
I would like to start by expressing my overflowing gratitude for the privilege of walking the path of mission and ministry with you in a new moment in the life of St. Barnabas. As I will continue to say, this interim time is not meant to be a holding pattern while the search for your new rector is under way. In this time, we are to continue the journey of discipleship which means responding to the call to continued growth in the knowledge and depths of God’s love known in Christ Jesus. Our knowledge of this great love is supported by ongoing learning and the beautiful worship we share that strengthens us for our discipleship in the world. At the end of each service, we are dismissed to go forth into the world to be Christ’s hands, heart, and voice wherever and with whomever we spend our days. Though the faithful walk with Christ and with one another does not promise to be easy, the blessings are unmistakable and abundantly evident here at St. Barnabas.
As the fall pledge campaign commences, I invite you to prayerfully reflect on three things:
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First, whether you have been at St. Barnabas for a short time or for many years, I invite you to identify special moments that have left an impression on you. Those moments may be found in memories of worship, fellowship, preparing food, caring for the buildings and grounds, singing, teaching, learning, leading a meeting, tending the altar… you fill in the blanks.
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Second, I invite you to consider this new moment at St. Barnabas, in the larger community, and in the world. Consider the manifold hungers in our midst and of all the ways in which we are fed and strengthened to bring light and the message of God’s love and hope to the world around us.
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Third, I invite you to cast your gaze forward and envision the path that, with each step we take,
is unfolding before us. On the distant horizon we get a sense of God’s purpose for creation, the full merging of heaven and earth when peace, justice, and well-being for all are firmly rooted and thriving. For now, we continue responding to God’s call… together walking the unfolding path of discipleship with gratitude for the blessings we share and the gifts we have been given.