Harvest

by Pat Parker Kansas to Kenya (K2K) is building Community and Medical Teams to send to Kenya in June of 2023. The teams plan to work in Kenya the week of June 18 – 23, with travel and activities being planned on both sides of that week.  Those interested in joining a team should contact the …

On Saturday, October 1, Children’s Ministers from around the Diocese of Kansas met to share ideas, skills, and fellowship. Our hybrid Fall Event was held in person at the main classroom of the Bishop Kemper School for Ministry and also offered via Zoom. 

This poem was written The Rev. William D. Jenkins during the Advent Quiet Day retreat conducted by Canon Lisa Senuta at Grace Cathedral in reflection on the annunciation to Mary.

When I first held my newborn son, I looked at him with wonder. Gazing down at him in my arms I thought how precious and innocent he was, and I wanted to protect him forever. What would he be like as an adult? What would be his hopes and dreams? Would he be healthy and happy? And I prayed one simple prayer for him: that he grow to be a man who was capable of both giving and receiving love. I suppose most young mothers wonder about these things for their children; I suppose Mary did too on that first Christmas so long ago.

The place of Jesus’ birth in Israel has been protected since the first century. Walls and walls surround the small cave entrance where pilgrims wait in lines to spend a moment or two of appreciation.

Bethlehem itself sits inside Palestinian territory not far from the wall blockading Jerusalem. The Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem looks more like a fortress than a holy place. Sheer walls of white marble reach up many stories tall. The door to enter is called the Door of Humility.