Canon Turner reflects on the complexities of the Passion narrative and the importance of celebrating Easter in the midst of a broken and contradictory world.
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The Rector's Reflection for March 2016: 'Music has changed me'
Posted onCanon Turner reflects on the importance of the choir school in the life of the choristers and how, in turn, they are changed during this time at Saint Thomas Church.
The Rector's Reflection for February 2016
Posted onCanon Turner reflects on the work of religious orders that tend to the needs of the marginalized, poor, and sick.
The Experience of Prayer: A Class in Four Parts
Posted onThis four part class taught by Fathers Turner and Spurlock, and Brett Moore and Kari Kristina Reeves continues this Thursday, January 28, with a session on healing prayer.
The Rector’s Christian Doctrine Class
Posted onThis course will begin on Tuesday, January 12, and continue on most Tuesdays through early May.
The Rector's Reflection for January 2016
Posted onEach month, Father Turner records an audio message which is a personal theological reflection on a particular topic. Sometimes it is about the season or festival being celebrated at Saint Thomas Church, sometimes a reflection on the life of the church in other parts of the world and at other times something that is in […]
The Rector's Reflection for December 2015
Posted onCanon Turner reflects on a visit to the Church of the Holy Nativity in Bethlehem and contrasts it with Christmas in Fifth Avenue shops.
The Rector's Reflection for November 2015
Posted onNovember is the month of All Souls. Canon Turner reflects on the loss of many old funeral customs and the the popularity of certain poems that seem to deny the reality of death.
The Rector's Reflection for October 2015
Posted onFather Turner reflects on the visit of Pope Francis to the 9-11 memorial and the multi-religious gathering he attended.
The Rector's Chronicle for Michaelmas 2015 is Now Available
Posted onAs Canon Turner completes his first year as Rector, he reflects on the parish as a family, the death of John Scott, and shares plans for a memorial for Father Andrew and for various events in the fall.
