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About Us

About UsWe are an inclusive, progressive and diverse Christian community, dedicated to loving others as Christ has loved us. We welcome all who wish to join us.

 

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We extend a warm welcome to all visitors! Connect with us through our weekly newsletter The Fledgling, or scroll down to Happening Now.

 

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Prayer Requests

Prayer RequestsLet us know if you have a prayer request for yourself or someone else, and we’ll include it in our Sunday bulletin. For indefinite requests, please submit a new request each week. If you have a pastoral care emergency, please call our office or email us.
 
 

Volunteer to help at Loaves & Fishes

Loaves and Fishes needs volunteers! Help greet and provide meals to the hungry.

Lunch is served Monday, Wednesday and Friday; dinner is served Tuesday and Thursday. Shifts are Monday, Wednesday and Friday 9:00-11:30 and 11:15-2:15; and Tuesday and Thursday 2:00-5:00 and 4:45-7:45.

Volunteers are needed, especially for the 2:30-5:00 pm and 4:45-7:45 pm shifts on Tuesday and Thursday. You must be fully vaccinated to volunteer and wear a mask at all times in the building.

Please email info@loaves.org with Volunteering in the subject line or call 607-272-5457 if you can help or are interested in learning more.

Liturgical Season

Beginning February 14 this year, Ash Wednesday, we are in the season of Lent, wherein all Christians are invited “to the observance of a holy Lent, by self-examination and repentance; by prayer, fasting, and self-denial; and by reading and meditating on God’s holy Word” (BCP, p. 265). Lent begins on Ash Wednesday and ends before Easter Sunday (March 31 this year). Lent lasts for 40 days, in commemoration of the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert. The last three days of Lent are the sacred Triduum of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday. The liturgical color for the season of Lent is purple, the color of humility, penance, and wisdom that comes from inward discernment.

 

Happening Now!

Our Lenten Soup Supper is Back!
Our Lenten Soup and Spirit series continues!
Each Friday (except March 8) we will gather at 6pm for a  meal of soup and bread, followed by reading and  conversation around a meditation from Richard Rohr’s Wondrous Encounters: Scripture for Lent.”  Join us at 6pm for food and about 6:30 for the next discussion. While the book is a worthwhile purchase, copies of the meditation of the week will be available for everyone.

Sunday School is March 17! – Godly Play is offered monthly in the Children’s Chapel. Find us inside the red door off the parking lot. Join us at 10:15AM. We will return to the big church during the Peace. All children, with or without their caregivers, and newcomers always welcome! Contact the office or Florianna Blanton (the church office can supply her email address) to learn more.

Adult Education: Adult Education meets on Sundays in the parish hall at 9:15 am. We are currently discussing Bishop DeDe’s podcast, “Speaking of Faith.” Listen to episode 9, “Honoring the Creator in Each Other: A Special Episode for Trans Awareness Week and Trans Day ” and then come join the discussion. New participants always welcome!

Laundry Love  is doing more laundry than ever before!  If you would like to help out, and do someone’s laundry, let the office know.

  • Laundry Love needs extra tote/grocery bags so guests can carry their things home in comfort! If you have spare grocery/tote bags (those fabric-ish ones you pay 5 cents for are perfect) bring them by the church!
  • The Dignity Pantry provides hygiene items, socks, underwear, and other necessities to our guests who come to Loaves and Fishes and Laundry Love. The Dignity Pantry is running low on detergent, diapers, shampoo, toothpaste, and other hygiene necessities.