April Thomson (she/y’all)

Top photo face, on the regular

Lyrics written almost 100 years ago, and here we are.

Guys, I think they wrote our Christ the King sermon for us? ⚓

This doesn’t seem like the kind of thing that gets presented and decided at one meeting

Since your friend doesn’t have a magic Time Machine, perhaps they suggest revising this to a draft. Then present to the entire congregation w/ the disclosure that it is AI generated. Then w/ feedback from the congregation over time review again at the next vestry/bc meeting…or3.

Agree. Useful for preliminary work, which makes for less time on the ground (making it accessible for more). And there’s no substitute for the Holy Spirit’s presence when we’re in the room together.

I was once that student (80s) lived in my car bc it was apartment or tuition. And I had a decent job (but no parental support)

I think that if there is a gift that came from the pandemic, it is that we were forced be creative about how we gather for everything. We learned to embrace technologies that allow us to honour our polity while also being more efficient with resources, inviting more folks to the table.

I’ve seen it a couple of times in the Diocese of Los Angeles, also when our Bishop was consecrated in Diocese of Olympia

I second Tampa

Spent my formative years there: can confirm. Mind numbing sameness.

Tampa, FL & Fresno, CA 🫤
Surprisingly liked: Flagstaff, AZ & Canmore, AB

This is all so spot on! I’ve also found it spiritually…shortsighted…that we expect so much free labour in the Church. It’s an immature & outdated model.

Doesn’t make it sting less, just that it’s a *them* problem, not a you problem.

I was part of a discernment group that got caught in a similar diocesan strategy transition. It’s so frustrating.

It was great! Kinda sparse attendance, but our Curate preached a banger on the Amos text!

She’s the reason I went. 😉🥰

Driving around the dog on the lap was hilarious!

Congratulations! They’re lucky to have you. We will miss you here.

Last year was my first. Lit…in all the ways!

Pizza Rollzzz! 😋 otherwise known as Scooby Snacks

They’ve been playing the long game by chipping away at public education since the 80s. Ignorant people are much easier to control.

How can I assist in this propagation?

…I’m just a butt in the pew tho.

V close 2nd (maybe tied): The Rev. Courtney Jones, 12.25.22 at St. Paul’s Bellingham, WA. Text was Hebrews 1:1-4, John 1:1-14. The relief of hearing, knowing for I think the 1st time, that that kind of love & care existed & was available to someone like me…I literally wept.

Preached by The Rev. Anne Howard (then my Associate Rector), 9.11.2005. It was the first time the anniversary of 9/11 fell on a Sunday, & it was days after Hurricane Katrina. The gospel was Matthew 18:15-22. It was such a unique & profound message on forgiveness at a time we were not very forgiving

Cause Of Death: Dunning–Kruger Effect

…I’ve never…😆

🕯️On this day, I’m always reminded of the parishioners who asked their priest to come to the hospital to impose ashes on their hours-old infant. Remains the most faithful thing ever