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St. Matthew’s Messenger July 2017 A Message from the Rector What does it mean for a priest and a congregation to be “all in?”  And if we are “all in,” how do we know we have achieved this aspirational goal? To be “all in” indicates that there is a mutual commitment between priest and people for the vision that God …

Reverence – noun – 1. Deep respect for someone or something. 2. A gesture indicative of deep respect; a bow or curtsy.  Origin: Middle English; from Old French, from Latin reverentia, from revereri ‘stand in awe of.” Lauds 13 For it was you who formed my inward parts; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. 14 I praise you, for I …