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Jul 28
2 min

Partial Return to In-Person Worship

We will offer an outdoor worship service in the Courtyard at 9:00 on Sunday mornings (please note the change in time).

Jul 3
2 min

COVID-19 Update: Suspension of in-person worship

July 2, 2020 Dear Heavenly Rest Family, Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Over the last several days,...

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Jul 2
2 min

Returning to rest in God

But by returning we can rest not only within this building but, more importantly, within this community of grace...

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Jul 2
2 min

Changes in Music Ministry in the face of COVID-19

Instead of being frustrated, it has pushed me to rethink my role as a parish musician and to explore new resources.

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Jul 2
2 min

Sounds in the shutdown

That moment left no doubt for me that we needed to work to keep live music alive!

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Jul 2
3 min

From the Rector: A Wellspring of Grace

Respecting human dignity is not and cannot be a passive enterprise: it requires us to strive for justice and peace.

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Jul 2
2 min

The Value of Patience

This is not the world we knew, there has been a storm called COVID-19 that has changed the course of the river.

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Jul 2
2 min

Worshiping from Home

What if our love for our neighbors outweighed the love we have for feeling like the “best” Christian?

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Jul 2
2 min

Disconnected

It’s quite the paradox. All of this access to everything the world could offer, locked behind screens.

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Jun 28
5 min

COVID-19 Update: Community Health and Safety Precautions

I am deeply grateful for how seriously most of you have taken the precautions we have put in place to keep everyone safe.

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Jun 8
2 min

Morning Prayer, our daily anchor

Morning Prayer establishes the place to be - in prayer with the body of Christ.

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Jun 8
1 min

Online Children’s Sunday School

Teaching Children’s Sunday School on Zoom can be a bizarre experience.

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Jun 8
2 min

Reconnecting in a socially distanced world

How do we show hospitality when we are isolating and socially distancing yet long to be with our friends and church family?

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Jun 8
1 min

Month of Music at Heavenly Rest

by Susie Rockett One of Heavenly Rest’s greatest offerings is the music that is prepared for our worship services and the special music w...

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Jun 8
2 min

Changes in music ministry

by Jesse Ratcliffe At the beginning of May, a digital conference organized by the American Choral Directors Association (ACDA) announced ...

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Jun 8
2 min

Technical Difficulties

"So, what’s the first thing they tell you to do when you encounter technical difficulties?"

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Jun 8
2 min

Lessons Learned From Quarantine

"... the lesson I learned that I value the most... is the incredible value of human connection."

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Jun 8
3 min

From the Rector: Risk

"We have had to contend with the fact that, in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, church attendance is an almost uniquely risky experience."

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Jun 8
11 min

Flexible and Faithful: Returning to Gathered Worship and other In-Person Activities

at the Church of the Heavenly Rest in Abilene, Texas On March 15, the Church of the Heavenly Rest held its last in-person worship service...

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Jun 3
1 min

Parish Profile - Rick Willis, Junior Warden

How long have you been attending services here? I have been a member of Heavenly Rest since 1990, so that is 30 years. Are you a life-lon...

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