Expecting Life In the Easter story from Luke 24:1-12, it is three days after Jesus’ death. We can imagine that Christ’s followers are still reeling with the confusion and emptiness experienced only by those who have lost a loved one. Several women go to His tomb to honor Him by anointing His body with spices….
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April 26, 2023 To the Menaul School Community It is hard to describe my first year as Chaplain at Menaul school, although the most fitting description that comes to mind is that it felt as if this year both flew by and crept along at the same time. It flew by, as the events appropriate…
Read MoreThe Presbyterian Church USA (PCUSA) “Brief Statement of Faith” tells us that “God raised this Jesus from the dead… breaking the power of sin and evil.” In the event of Christ’s death, all the workings of anti-life are put to death God judges oppression, hate, injustice, unfairness, pain and evil with a declarative “No.” On…
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“He’s got the whole world in his hands” is one of the most well-known American spirituals from the African American spiritual tradition. Well known, in part, because children have kept it ringing in Sunday school rooms across the country for decades. Although the hymn’s author is unknown, its message is familiar. God’s care is wrapped…
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To the Menaul School Community – As the church enters into the season it calls “Advent,” we are called to wait. Advent is the four weeks leading up to Christmas and literally means “coming.” It is when the church remembers waiting for the coming of Christ into the world on Christmas day. Something unique about…
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November 2, 2022 To the Menaul School Community – Excitement. Gratitude. Anticipation. Hope. These are a few adjectives that most accurately describe my first months at Menaul School. Menaul will always remain fond in my memory as the place I was ordained as Minister of Word and Sacrament in Hart Park on September 27, 2022….
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The Rev. Jaime Quiñones passed peacefully to the Church Triumphant on Friday, July 29. He was at home and with family. Born in Puerto Rico, Jaime graduated from McCormick Theological Seminary and served churches in Chicago and California before moving to Albuquerque to serve at Menaul School from 1966-81as Chaplain, teacher, Dean of Students and…
Read MoreMy Story I grew up asking big questions: big questions about God, faith, meaning, and purpose. Although these questions have changed as I have grown, they have never stopped. Raised hiking up and skiing down the New England white mountains, I believe deeply that God communicates God’s self through the natural world. I feel God’s…
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“Blessed are those who trust in the LORD, whose trust is the LORD. They shall be like a tree planted by water, sending out its roots by the stream. It shall not fear when heat comes, and its leaves shall stay green; in the year of drought it is not anxious, and it does not…
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Sending Menaul Grads Into the World With Hope and Blessing An enduring and beloved Menaul School tradition, one which has its origins in medieval European universities, is the baccalaureate service. A service of worship to celebrate and honor our graduating seniors on the evening before Commencement. The most meaningful part of baccalaureate for our seniors…
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After a hiatus of two years… We excitedly resume the long-standing Menaul School tradition of Mission Week. Mission week has always been one of the highlights and most beloved aspects of the Menaul School experience. It is a rare Senior Commencement speech that does not refer to their Mission Week experience with great affection. We…
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