by Jon | Feb 12, 2013 | daily, feat. |
There’s lots to this story, most of which is better told in person so I can add appropriate dramatic emphasis. This story includes: the retelling of the classic horror story Dracula as a ballet, valet parking, canceled flights, a drawer (or two) of flatware, a...
by Jon | Feb 11, 2013 | altars, altarscapes, feat. |
Lent is almost upon us (earlier than most years, as I’m sure you know). At Westfield, we’ll be doing altarscapes for each Sunday during the season (except the first Sunday in March on which we’ll celebrate communion and will need the Communion Table...
by Jon | Feb 4, 2013 | feat., new to the north, weekly photo |
I’ve been out and about recently exploring this beautiful area. And when I say beautiful, I mean it. It started when I finally got back on the WeightWatcher’s wagon (nearly 14 lbs. down, thank you!) and realized that I was severely lacking in the...
by Jon | Feb 3, 2013 | feat., stoles |
Confession: This stole isn’t exactly new. My very tall and very dear G. gave this to me on the occasion of our first anniversary. G. commissioned it from a member of the church he was interning at last fall, the beautiful (and incredibly...
by Jon | Jan 29, 2013 | altars, altarscapes, feat. |
Ash Wednesday is coming soon, and let me tell you–there is a LOT to do before Lent kicks off. One of the more interesting tidbits about living and working up here are the perceptions about what it means to Protestant and what it means to be Catholic. I hear it a...
by Jon | Jan 28, 2013 | altars, altarscapes, feat. |
A friend and I got together at Westfield last Friday to figure out what Lent would look like this year–literally. We pulled out all the…stuff…I’ve collected over the years, found in the nooks and crannies of this grand old church, and had...