Dear Friends,

There is so much rhythm and richness in our liturgical year, and Pentecost is one of our favorite ‘moments’ in the liturgical sequence. For starters, as The Spirit of Life Community, Pentecost is our Feast Day, and the message of inclusivity and the indwelling of the Spirit speaks to our spirits and is the core of who we are as community….inclusive, open, affirming and interactive…. What could be more representative of the spirit of Pentecost OR “Pentecostal!”

Dear Friends,

We hope that many of you will be with us this Sunday to meet and share with a guest from the University of Utah. Christina Gringari, an Associate Professor at the University, is doing research on the Roman Catholic Womanpriest movement.

Dear Friends,

Today The Spirit of Life Community is gathering at 5pm for a Communion Service led by community members. Jean and I are away participating in our Granddaughter Elisabeth's First Communion and her brother Maxwell's 10th Birthday Celebration! We invite you to join the community at our regular time and space; we will be with you in Spirit.

Dear Friends,

This Sunday, as we celebrate Mother's Day, we co-incidentally have a gospel reading which speaks of loving one another and 'bearing fruit.'

Dear Friends,

These are the lovely New England days when creation vividly comes to life before our eyes. All around us are birds building and protecting their nests, days when either sunshine or rain drops are known and named as ‘blessing’, leaves bursting forth from previously bare limbs and gardens calling forth our attention for work and eyes for pleasure. In this ‘coming to life’ ,