St. Martin's Gander: Come Together

Why "The Gander"?

Why "The Gander"?

Most people are familiar with the mythology of St. Martin's cloak. Less familiar may be the myth of St. Martin's goose. It is told that Martin the priest was wanted as bishop. He didn't want the job, and so hid (here the accounts are fuzzy) in a goose pen, barn, or bush and was revealed by the honking of the goose. A gander is a male goose - much like a drake is a male duck. To "take a gander" means to take a peek, a look. We hope to use this space to take a deeper look at things happening at St. Martin's, and share more thoughts and information with you.

Thursday, October 11, 2018

Come Together

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel

I hope all of you will join me at our Parish Party on October 20! On that evening, people of all ages in the congregation will COME TOGETHER for food, fun, music, and fellowship. I don’t know about you, but a good party with people I love restores my heart and soul.

Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel once said, “The sabbath is a temple in time.” In other words, when we observe the day of rest called sabbath, we enter into a sacred space of time set apart. There, our humanity can be restored to our original goodness.

I heard this quote at a synagogue in Jerusalem this summer just before joining their joyful and beautiful sabbath worship. With all the competing demands in life it is certainly a good thing to set aside time to let the world-as-it-is fall away. Then we can let the world with God at the center reorder our sense of peace and well-being, and our priorities as well.

Let our Come Together Party be a sabbath of fun, relaxation, and community for you and your family.

Blessings,

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel, rector

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