Dear Edgeboro Family & Friends, I know Christmas is on everyone’s mind right now – I mean, I was indulging on Christmas music far too early this year myself – but I do want to take a page from Thanksgiving for a moment and give some thanks where it is due. We are coming to…

Dear Edgeboro Family & Friends, The calendar has now turned. We’ve left the costumes and skeletons behind (the pumpkins can stay), and now we are squarely in the month of thanksgiving, counting blessings, and peeking ahead to Christmas. At Edgeboro, November is usually a time of preparation. The materials for the Christmas putz are gathered…

Dear Edgeboro Family & Friends, First off, I just wanted to say a quick word of thanks to you all that make up Edgeboro—and even though quick, it is sincere. On June 4th, 2016, I was ordained a Deacon in the Moravian Church—the first order of ministry. With the approval of an Ordination Review Committee…

Dear Edgeboro Family & Friends, September is finally upon us, which in a non-pandemic year usually means that we settle into a new fall rhythm of events and routines at school, work, home, and church. Thankfully at this time, that is still happening, but one of the frustrating things about this current chapter of the…

Dear Edgeboro Friends & Family, As I sit down to write the front page of this month’s newsletter, the Olympics are in full swing. Like you, I am amazed at the power displayed in weightlifting and rugby, the endurance in water polo and rowing, the cat-like reflexes in badminton and table tennis, and the overall…

Dear Edgeboro Family & Friends, I noticed that the last few times I’ve written for The Envoy, I’ve been consistently identifying which season of the church year we’re entering into and the impacts that has on our ability to see God working in our midst. We’ve already been through the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Epiphany,…

Dear Edgeboro Friends & Family, “The Lord is Risen! The Lord is Risen, Indeed!” We proclaimed these words on Easter Sunday, but these words do not have to be reserved for one day a year. The season of Easter, or Eastertide, lasts 50 days beginning on Easter Sunday (April 4) and ending on Pentecost (May…