Reflections on the current crisis

The current situation with Covid-19 is one that few if any of us, and no one at this scale, have experienced in our lifetimes, and certainly presents challenges of many kinds with which we are not practiced. This crisis has erupted with what seems like close to no...
Connected in Grief, by Rev. Dennis Knight

Connected in Grief, by Rev. Dennis Knight

  Some news overshadows all other events in the moment, and for those in the Worcester area that was the case today with the word of a fire and related death in the nearby Quinsigamond neighborhood, just over the hill from Pakachoag. The tale of brave fire...
Easter Every Day, Everywhere

Easter Every Day, Everywhere

Easter establishes its own context as it represents the culmination of the Christian story, and in that regard presents a particular challenge to any preacher. It is the day that asks the most from any of us who would mount a pulpit. The notion of Jesus’ resurrection...
Embracing the “Other”

Embracing the “Other”

As the leader of a caring, spiritual community, I feel called to offer words in response to the mass shooting that occurred in New Zealand a few days ago. Frankly, it is a struggle to bring forward expressions of solace, reassurance, and comfort given that this...
Tuttle and Veterans Memorials

Tuttle and Veterans Memorials

Tuttle and Veterans Memorials Auburn MA November 12, 2018 Written by Dennis Knight, Pakachoag Church   Whether stone or wood, steel or brick, bronze or cement, no monument is as anything apart from the ones whom it memorializes, for it is the lives of service and...