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Dear people of God, On Thursday, June 6, 2013, The Rt. Rev. Steven Miller, Bishop of the Diocese of Milwaukee, met with many of the clergy of the Diocese of Milwaukee at Zion Episcopal Church in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. Here is the link to Bishop Miller's letter summarizing the meeting and his stance on same-gendered marriage and the current rite to bless same-gendered blessings approved by the

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New Year's Day is upon us once again. Here is a link to my post from two years ago. What are your New Year's Resolution? READ THIS!! Giving thanks for a completed 2012 and looking forward to 2013, Kenny+

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News from St. Boniface, May 16, 2012

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New's from St. B's, First Edition

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As I prepared for Lent, I did a little research on how we can use social media more effectively in our communications and, by extension, in spreading the Gospel to the online world. What I was reminded of yet again is to keep social media simple! Remember, spreading the Gospel, or getting anyone to listen to what you are saying, is about relationship. Building relationships is not all one-sided

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Ok, so while this may be a bit...different...I would LOVE to do this at St. Boniface!!! Watch this video of the Silent Monks singing this bit of the Hallelujah Chorus, "And he shall reign". Enjoy!!

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Well, I've been thinking of my need to write every day on this blog. Yes, I said my need. Who knows if anyone will read it, but everyone who writes, I believe, does so first to fulfill their own desires and ambitions to have their voice "out there" to be heard. Well, before I start writing some of what is important to me, and hopefully at least entertaining, if not informative, to you, I

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Here is the video to the Youth Service, Part 2 from St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Mequon on August 21, 2011. As you will see, the many youth did fantastic!! Many thanks to the youth (and their parents!) for their participation. The reading of the Gospel takes place at approximately 18:50. The sermon, given by Becca, a 17 year old Senior, begins at the 20:10 mark. Again,

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Here is the 10:30 Ascension Day/St. Boniface Day service from St. Boniface Episcopal Church, Mequon. The Rev. Lauren Stanley is the guest Preacher for this service. The reading of the Gospel begins at 16:34 and the sermon begins at 19:15. The Gloria, written by Thomas Miller (a parishioner of St. Boniface, no relation to the Fr. Kenny) begins at approximately the 4:35 mark. The

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Here is the Easter Sunday Service from St. Boniface Episcopal Church. I hope you enjoy the service. Please remember that the ads are because the host site (ustream.com) is free.

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Fifteen days ago, on April 3, I wrote about A Life without a Bible? this very blog. On that morning, I was also finishing up my plans to go on my first vacation in over nine months. By vacation, I mean I, along with my wife and kids, was leaving the everyday stresses and pressures of daily life at work and vocation and going back to my hometown to see family and friends. We were finishing the

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Check out the reading of the Passion by the Youth of St. Boniface. Fast forward to about the 28 minute mark for a fantastic presentation!! Again, sorry about the ads. They are served by Ustream. I'm researching ways around this. Hopefully, I'll have something soon!

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Can you imagine? I just can't do it. I admit it, I am spoiled! I can't imagine a life without the Bible. I have often said I would love to live in England in the time of Henry VIII. I love that period of history. I love the way the church changed. I love the politics behind the beginnings of the Church of England and the split away from the Roman Catholic Church. But, it wasn't until

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What a wonderful, yet daunting thought, we can't destroy the Word of God by burning it, we can only destroy it by not using it, or worse yet, using it incorrectly. (Holy Island, p 65) This is a thought worth meditating on this Lenten season and then about once a month the rest of the year. In what ways are we in fact destroying the Word of God by not allowing the Word of God to live through and

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One of the hardest parts of Lent, or the discipline that Lent offers to us, is admitting that we aren't perfect, we are flawed, and we have "room to improve." I am, in many ways the older son...I don't want to ask God to forgive me because that means that I have to admit that I am wrong. When will we get over our selves and trust God?!?!?

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Today's reflection reminds me of Matthew 15:16-20, "Then Jesus said to Peter, ‘Are you also still without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach, and goes out into the sewer? But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles. For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, fornication, theft, false witness,

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I know that Jesus healed many blind people. We read these stories through out the Bible, but as we look around our churches today, as we look around our homes today, as we look at ourselves today, is it possible to wake up to our blindness? I know what I wrote yesterday. I know that I wrote that I was blind to my own true self. But now that I am beginning to see it and admit it to myself, will I

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This one is hard to write about. Not because there isn't anything in this reflection, but because of how "close to home" this reflection lives. Kennedy writes, "any self-study pursued with courage and patience, without dodging the truth, will bring some order out of this welter of confusion..."  (Holy Island, p. 44) I had lunch with a colleague and they asked what it was like for me to

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I know Kennedy is speaking to more in this reading that just exposing ourselves to the Word of God, but this is what struck me today. All to often we feel we have reached a pinnacle of our faith and we stop exposing ourselves to the Word of God. We no longer study, or we no longer hear what God may be saying to us in someone's sermon, or what God may be trying to teach us through someone's Sunday

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Remembering the chanting of the Great Litany on the first Sunday of Lent, Kennedy's reflection echos our need to be "involved" (Kennedy's word). As Kennedy points out, our worship comes alive when we are involved, or engaged in the worship instead of just reading the words on the page. We have to offer our own heart's desires along with our words to truly worship. It is then that we are ready to

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I continually remind our children to be thankful for that which they have. We live in a culture that tells us no matter what we have, we need more! Too often in our life, we don't give thanks for the material things we have or for the spiritual blessings we have or for the blessings we have. Stop, right now and give thanks! Today, about 13 months ago, I was in Ashburn, Va visiting some friends

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This reflection will be short.  If you pay attention to any prayer that I lead in our parish, I almost always start with the words, "Almighty God we give you thanks for..."  Whether it is a funeral, a meal, a meeting or before the service.  All to often we engage in a prayer of begging for God to meet our needs instead of entering prayer to return thanks to God for all that we have

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What is the focus of our lives? This question probably has multiple answers. There is the "hoped for" answer. There is our "perceived" answer. There is what "other people would see as the answer" answer. There is the "what it should be" answer. And then, if we are brutally honest with ourselves, there is the honest answer. As Christians, we proclaim that Christ is the center of our lives. Prayer

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I must admit, I am one that is easily distracted. One moment, I can be totally focused on the most important thing on my agenda, and the next moment, I am distracted by the most minor of details. This isn't because of any type of disorder or hyperactivity; this is because I, like most of you, have 30 things running through my mind that I either should, must, could, or need to do before I get to

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