Where everybody knows your name …

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

Anyone who has spent much time around our family knows that we are regulars at a particular wholesale warehouse chain.  Though you might not think a family of four needs to buy goods in bulk, there are actually quite a few things we regularly purchase to stock our home.  Almost every...

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Tags: store, shopping, priest, community, welcome, god, love

Both / And

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

I was fine until my older daughter’s teacher saw me without the baby, realized I had dropped her off at nursery school, and then asked if I was okay. I really was fine. But as soon as I tried to tell her how fine I was, my eyes moistened. I kept my response short for fear that my eyes...

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Tags: parenting, vocation, priest, maternity, sad, joy, church, challenge

On Being Dust ...

Posted by The Rev. Jennifer Andrews-Weckerly on

One of the gifts of being a clergy person is the moments of insight, intimacy, and holiness. That gift is probably one of the primary things that keep me going, especially in the midst of weeks when the vocation feels more full of challenge than full of blessing. The cool thing about the gift is...

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Tags: ash wednesday, community, death, dust, god, humble, journey, priest, power, liturgy, life, precious, perspective, foundation