Letter from Amy: Nov 30, 2022
Advent is here! On Sunday, you might have recognized the strips of purple fabric hanging from the wreaths. Those are the same strips that...
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Amy Rowe
- Nov 23
Letter from Amy: Nov 23, 2022
Dear Incarnation, The locks on the church van were frozen shut on Sunday morning, and we could see our breath as we unloaded. Cold is...
Amy Rowe
- Nov 16
Letter from Amy: Nov 16, 2022
Dear Incarnation, This Sunday is Christ the King, one of my favorite Sundays of the church year. It's an Incarnation tradition for the...
Amy Rowe
- Nov 9
Letter from Amy: Nov 9, 2022
Dear Incarnation, The last few years of political upheaval have left us weary and uncertain, and we carried many of those uncertainties...
Amy Rowe
- Nov 2
Letter from Amy: Nov 2, 2022
"Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders."...
Amy Rowe
- Oct 26
Letter from Amy: Oct 26, 2022
On Sunday we continued our series in 1 Timothy, and I talked about how this letter is written for a church transitioning from a movement...
Amy Rowe
- Oct 19
Letter from Amy: Oct 19, 2022
Dear Incarnation, We are continuing our series in 1 Timothy, and Sunday's passage (1 Tim 3:1-13) listed qualifications for church leaders...
Amy Rowe
- Oct 12
Letter from Amy: Oct 12, 2022
Sunday changes Sunday was a little different, wasn't it? The room was turned 90°, the children's area was split into three distinct...
Amy Rowe
- Oct 5
Letter from Amy: Oct 5, 2022
Women in the church Dear Incarnation, On Sunday, we will return to our series in 1 Timothy after a brief hiatus for baptisms and the fall...
Amy Rowe
- Sep 28
Letter from Amy: Sep 28, 2022
Remember your baptism: kids at Incarnation Dear Incarnation family, On Sunday, we baptized Victoria Alicia and Lucy. It was so joyful, so...
Amy Rowe
- Sep 21
Letter from Amy: Sept 27, 2022
Parish Meeting Recap Dear Incarnation, I often have a favorite moment from Sunday; do you? This week, mine came during the prayers of the...
Amy Rowe
- Sep 14
Letter from Amy: Sept 14, 2022
Dear friends, On Saturday, we gathered at the Sungs' to hear from the South Asia Director of Justice Ventures International (JVI), one of...
Amy Rowe
- Sep 7
Letter from Amy: Sept 7, 2022
Outreach at Incarnation Dear friends, You are such a generous church and you care so deeply about justice and people on the margins —...
Amy Rowe
- Aug 31
Letter from Amy: Aug 31, 2022
Dear Incarnation, Last week my family was on vacation in West Virginia. We hiked, fished, climbed, kayaked, rafted, golfed, watched...
Amy Rowe
- Aug 24
Letter from Amy: Aug 24, 2022
I'm on vacation this week, so this blog was pre-scheduled! See you all next week! Greetings from the wilds of West Virginia! Last Sunday...
Amy Rowe
- Aug 17
Letter from Amy: Aug 17, 2022
Last week I went away to Holy Cross Abbey. I didn’t do much. I napped (twice), walked, read, and let my mind wander. I watched birds and...
Amy Rowe
- Aug 10
Letter from Amy: Aug 10, 2022
It's vestry election time! Our vestry plays an important role in the leadership of our church. Last fall, our vestry was tasked with the...
Amy Rowe
- Aug 4
Letter from Amy: Aug 3, 2022
Dear friends, This week, I'm writing with an invitation to reflect. Ever since we moved into Randolph Elementary on that sleet-drenched...
Amy Rowe
- Jul 27
Letter from Amy: July 27, 2022
Dear Incarnation, I so appreciated the ending of David's sermon Sunday where he encouraged us toward bold prayers that ask God to act in...
Amy Rowe
- Jul 20
Letter from Amy: July 20, 2022
Dear friends, What a beautiful Sunday! Gabi led the Wild Wonder crew to marvel over volcanoes before the service. Cory ushered us into...