Restoration Journal
News, Updates, and Resources
Each Lent, we take up a special offering for a ministry outside of our local congregation as a means of communally participating in the ancient practice of almsgiving. This year, in light of the devastating earthquakes in the Middle East, Restoration is focusing our Lenten generosity toward relief efforts in Turkey and Syria.
Many of our local customs were shaped by the fact that we were a portable church. Our practices and equipment needed to be nimble and basic. Now being settled in a permanent home, we are able to incorporate some more of our vibrant, sacramental heritage into our regular worship. May these subtle changes help stir your heart into greater awareness of the goodness and beauty of God.
A diocese is a group of churches led by a bishop. Within the ACNA, there are about 30 dioceses. Most dioceses are geographically organized. Several others are non-geographic; their relationships are based on common affinities, common histories, or missional emphases.
The vast majority of people at Restoration are brand new to Anglicanism. We offer this simple chart to help explain how Restoration fits within the broader Anglican Communion.
My soul magnifies the Lord,” Mary rejoices after being blessed by her cousin Elizabeth, who received the Holy Spirit as the two women met each other in the house of Zechariah. All of Israel had been waiting for so long for the Messiah to come and set this people free from their captivity, a promise he made to their forefathers, and now the moment was here! Elizabeth’s baby leapt in her womb for the joy of it all. Mary was about to give birth to that long-awaited Messiah, Jesus.
Our church is in an exciting transitional season right now. We are shifting from a small, new church plant pastored by just me and Molly towards a slightly more established church with a more full pastoral team. In light of this, I am making changes to staff titles in order to bring clarity and to encourage you in your own spiritual walk.
All Saints is the high holy day in which we thank God for our spiritual mothers and fathers who have gone before us, faithfully stewarding the Good News of Jesus Christ. We ask God to give us the strength and courage to continue to proclaim his grace to a new generation.
Restoration will be holding several events before and after All Saints in order to celebrate the family of God that we have been adopted into through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Enjoy these parties, baptisms, reaffirmations of faith, and times of feasting.
In March 2020, the world was turned upside down by the Covid Pandemic. Restoration was only two and a half years old when it struck, and because of our nimble, scrappy nature, we were able to quickly deploy creative solutions for connecting our church, which included an excellent Livestream of Sunday Worship. I’m quite proud of our team and what they’ve been able to accomplish these past few years, but it’s now time to phase out the Livestream and to reinforce better ways of fostering sacramental fellowship.
