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When I retired on Trinity Sunday 2015, I changed St. Blogory's subtitle to reflect my new status and continued linguistic loyalties (French and Welsh): The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite (for the French, retirement is "retreat") ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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January 20, 2020 Volume 3, Issue 1
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times LONGFELLOW LOCUTIONS "Like the Kingdom of Heaven, the Fountain of Youth is within us; If we seek it elsewhere, old shall we grow in the search. "If you would hit the mark, you must... Continue reading
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October 20, 2020 Volume 2, Issue 3
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The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times POIGNANT QUOTES "When an old man dies, a library burns." An African proverb from Stephen King, "Mr. Harrington's Phone," in If It Bleeds, (New York: Scribner, 2020), p. 80. "I'd love to know how... Continue reading
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July 20, 2020 Volume 2, Issue 2
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN QUOTE "There are only three things in life which are real: God, human folly, and laughter. The first two are beyond our comprehension, so we must do what we can with the third."... Continue reading
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April 20, 2020 Volume 2, Issue 1
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times IN MEMORIAM _________, one of our Elgin and Waukegan Deaneries' retired members, died on March 9. Please take a moment to pray for _________: God of all mercy, into whose hands your Son Jesus... Continue reading
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December 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 7
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The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN PHOTOS Amidst the pageantry and business of November's Diocesan Convention, two emblematic pictures: For voting, new electronic gizmos were distributed to all voters. After a few inevitable glitches, the casting and counting proceeded... Continue reading
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October 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 6
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN POEM— AND USEFUL PRAYER When Ingrid and I were at St. Bartholomew's, Manhattan, in the 1980s, we met Leo Morris, a Church of England priest from the Diocese of St. Alban's. Later, we... Continue reading
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August 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 5
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The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN ETYMOLOGIES After I read an article Ingrid found online titled "Am I 'Old'?," I decided to look up the origins of "old" and "elder." Here's what I discovered: 1) old: originally a participle... Continue reading
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June 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 4
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN FACTS Ingrid and I joined other Chaplains from every province at the national triennial conference in Denver this past May. Matthew Price, the Church Pension Group's Senior Vice-President for Research and Data, gave... Continue reading
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April 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 3
The Sabbatical Sentinel and Tired-Again Times FUN QUOTE Anne Lamott: "Here is some free writing advice: Stop Not Writing. You can turn off the tv for one hour. (The breaking news is that no one knows anything yet.) And in... Continue reading
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February 20, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 2
The Sabbatical Sentinel The Tired-Again Times ENTITLING OURSELVES We have a virtual tie between The Sabbatical Sentinel and The Tired-Again Times. Please cast your vote! FUN FACT The Church Pension Plan holds $1.13 of assets for every $1.00 it needs... Continue reading
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January 10, 2019 Volume 1, Issue 1
The Sabbatical Sentinel The Retreat Record The Tired-Again Times ENTITLING OURSELVES What shall we call our Newsletter? We came up with three possible titles. At least in theory, being retired is a continuing rest or cessation from labor, so The... Continue reading
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Five Essential Legal Documents
The Church Pension Group has provided a guide to planning for disability and death, written by Thomas K. Chu, Counselor at Law. Here is a summary of the documents and their purposes: 1. Will: What happens with my stuff? 2.... Continue reading
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Dementia
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Dementia was the key topic for our first Retired Chaplains Conference. Our guide was the Rev. Colette Wood, whose father had dementia. In response, she wrote Do This, Remembering Me: Spiritual Care of Those With Alzheimer's and Dementia. You can... Continue reading
Posted Aug 6, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR TRINITY SUNDAY
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on Genesis 1:1-2:4a, which you can read by clicking here; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13, which you can read by clicking here; and St.... Continue reading
Posted Jun 6, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR PENTECOST
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on The Acts of the Apostles 2:1-21, which you can read by clicking here; and St. John's Gospel 20:19-23, which you can... Continue reading
Posted May 30, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THE ASCENSION AND THE SUNDAY AFTER THE ASCENSION
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on two Gospels: St. Luke's story of Jesus' Ascension, chapter 24, verses 44-53; and Jesus' final words to his disciples at the... Continue reading
Posted May 23, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. John 14:15-21; to read the passage, please click here. ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN,... Continue reading
Posted May 16, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. John 14:1-14; to read the passage, please click here. ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN,... Continue reading
Posted May 8, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. John 10:1-10; to read the passage, please click here. ALLELUIA. CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN,... Continue reading
Posted May 2, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THE THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. Luke 24:13-35, which you can read by clicking here. "Lord Jesus, stay with us, for evening is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THE SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. John 20:19-31, which you can read by clicking here. ALLELUIA! CHRIST IS RISEN. THE LORD IS RISEN... Continue reading
Posted Apr 18, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR EASTER
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. This sermon is based on the Gospel of St. John 20:1-18, which you can read by clicking here. ALLELUIA! CHRIST IS RISEN! THE LORD IS RISEN,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 11, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR MAUNDY THURSDAY
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. Maundy Thursday marks the beginning of what is called the Triduum—three days— that is at the very heart and soul of our liturgical year. These liturgies... Continue reading
Posted Apr 9, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR PALM SUNDAY
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. Some have said that Palm Sunday is "bittersweet." And that, I suppose, is as good a way as any of describing it. As it stands in... Continue reading
Posted Apr 5, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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SERMON FOR THESE TIMES
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Father Carlton Kelley is the Rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Grayslake, IL. His sermon is based on the following Gospel readings, each of which you can read by clicking on it: John 4:5-42, John 9:1-41, and John 11:... Continue reading
Posted Mar 26, 2020 at St. Blogory’s— The internet café d’un prêtre à la retraite ac o offeiriad wedi ymddeol.
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