Vicki McGrath
@vgeermcgrath.bsky.social
Episcopal priest in NJ.
And I did the opposite. Stayed home to get stuff done and ended up feeling crummy and doing no work.
December 2, 2025 at 6:45 PM
And I did the opposite. Stayed home to get stuff done and ended up feeling crummy and doing no work.
Yah... Jesus just reminded us about that this past Sunday!
December 2, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Yah... Jesus just reminded us about that this past Sunday!
Yikes! Glad you are safe. That is very scary.
December 2, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Yikes! Glad you are safe. That is very scary.
Oh geez... auto-correct strikes again! *CURACY* not cracked!
December 2, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Oh geez... auto-correct strikes again! *CURACY* not cracked!
Yup. Mass class can only do so much... and in the old days it was assumed that one's cracked with a well-seasoned rector would give you the rest of what you needed. Sadly, those curate positions are few and far between. ⚓️
December 2, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Yup. Mass class can only do so much... and in the old days it was assumed that one's cracked with a well-seasoned rector would give you the rest of what you needed. Sadly, those curate positions are few and far between. ⚓️
2/ the exact same sermon! That was completely unacceptable to her, and so she's willing to drive 30 mins to us. ❤️👍
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
2/ the exact same sermon! That was completely unacceptable to her, and so she's willing to drive 30 mins to us. ❤️👍
⚓️1/ We had two visitors this morning (yay!) and a quasi-parishioner who had moved about 30 mins away return. She said she had been looking for a church near her, but there were no Episcopal churches. And when she watched on-line services from 2 different congregations/denominations, they both had +
December 1, 2025 at 1:56 PM
⚓️1/ We had two visitors this morning (yay!) and a quasi-parishioner who had moved about 30 mins away return. She said she had been looking for a church near her, but there were no Episcopal churches. And when she watched on-line services from 2 different congregations/denominations, they both had +
Thank you for this work, Arlie. It's so important!
December 1, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Thank you for this work, Arlie. It's so important!
Yes, Bp Glasspool is the Bishop Visitor for the Community of St John Baptist. ❤️
December 1, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Yes, Bp Glasspool is the Bishop Visitor for the Community of St John Baptist. ❤️
Blue and purple are the colors of the night sky!
November 30, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Blue and purple are the colors of the night sky!
Yes. So far I've seen Rite 1 and Rite 2 A, B, and C. Hope D is coming!
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Yes. So far I've seen Rite 1 and Rite 2 A, B, and C. Hope D is coming!
Pie is always appropriate for breakfast - including mince!
November 26, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Pie is always appropriate for breakfast - including mince!
2/ were Confirmed in 8th grade. In my parish I now baptized babies and give them Communion in the same service. It's then up to the parents to decide when the child should receive on a regular basis. We do a Eucharist instruction class in Grade 2 (formation) and Confirmation in Grade 9 or 10. ⚓️
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
2/ were Confirmed in 8th grade. In my parish I now baptized babies and give them Communion in the same service. It's then up to the parents to decide when the child should receive on a regular basis. We do a Eucharist instruction class in Grade 2 (formation) and Confirmation in Grade 9 or 10. ⚓️
⚓️ 1/I was baptized in the Episcopal Church at 9 mos old, in a private family service after the regular Sunday worship. I then didn't receive Communion until after I had been Confirmed at age 13 - standard practice for that era. My own children were baptized as babies, had 1st Communion at age 8 and
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
⚓️ 1/I was baptized in the Episcopal Church at 9 mos old, in a private family service after the regular Sunday worship. I then didn't receive Communion until after I had been Confirmed at age 13 - standard practice for that era. My own children were baptized as babies, had 1st Communion at age 8 and
2/ I was glad to be part of that change. He also didn't think there should be preaching at Evensong, and we sang ES five times in the week. I/we changed THAT pretty fast, too. Not a full-blown sermon on the weekdays, but a 5 min reflection that engaged both kids and adults. ⚓️
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
2/ I was glad to be part of that change. He also didn't think there should be preaching at Evensong, and we sang ES five times in the week. I/we changed THAT pretty fast, too. Not a full-blown sermon on the weekdays, but a 5 min reflection that engaged both kids and adults. ⚓️
1/ I know.... there were some entrenched male choir directors who were part of the program direction in the early years of that course who believed that adult women's voices did not "fit" an RSCM ideal. Such mysogony. When he was moved out/ got mad and left, the course became much healthier. + ⚓️
November 23, 2025 at 2:20 AM
1/ I know.... there were some entrenched male choir directors who were part of the program direction in the early years of that course who believed that adult women's voices did not "fit" an RSCM ideal. Such mysogony. When he was moved out/ got mad and left, the course became much healthier. + ⚓️
A faun walking through a snowy wood carrying an umbrella and parcels... with Lucy, Daughter of Eve. ⚓️
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
A faun walking through a snowy wood carrying an umbrella and parcels... with Lucy, Daughter of Eve. ⚓️