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Father Phil on the Move 

The airplane leaves for Kilimanjaro, Tanzania today, Wed July 18. After some acclimation, we begin the hike to summit on 7/28 at 19,2341 feet. Mt Kili is the tallest single mountain and volcano in the world. Many people travel to its peak and I hope to join them, though much may not be up to me. 
Follow Father Phil on his journey!  See his Shawls of Love Video >

Thoughts of hiking Kilimanjaro 5 of5. Unfinishableness

8/6/2018

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Yes, I know it’s not a word (yet). But it is apt for this cleric’s life. Things don’t have beginnings middles and ends. There’s too much life for one lifetime. There’s always another Lent to plan. There’s not many completions to rack up in a parish. Perhaps it’s why I enjoy the trades so much. The plumbing job gets done. The room is painted. The table is sanded. A past tense is experienced. With people in a parish, not so much. Nor is that even a part of my faith. They say the Mass is never ended. I think that means that the celebration of resurrection is continuous,and our little revelries, however Sunday by Sunday and/or daily, are merely moments we hop on the great train for a time. When we hop off we are mistaken to think the dismissal is any real ending. So it is with the climb up Kili. I guess I did it, but it is ongoing. It got hiked but I am stilled changing by it. Like the people I love but see no longer.
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My brother called before I left, to suggest I bring back a summit rock to place in the memorial garden of St. LUKE’S, Metuchen. He said our folks would have loved that I did this. So yes, back with a few. And I gave the hiking poles of my Mom to my guide who admired them and needed a pair. Not sure why I kept those when we emptied her house years ago now. Except perhaps that Jerome would need them now. Unfinishableness.
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ABOUT US
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Our Staff
Our Vestry
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Legacy Giving
Building Use
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WORSHIP
Visiting CHS​
Sunday Services
Sermons
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Music
Baptisms
Weddings
​Memorial Services
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Adult Education
Tuesday Morning Bible Study
​"Windows of the Spirit"
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Youth
We Care
Pastoral Care
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