Rev. Bishop Richard Ingalls The Bell Ringer and Lover of the Maritime Community The 50th Anniversary of the loss of the Edmund Fitzgerald is this Monday, Nov. 10. We have a very full weekend ahead of
All Saints Day This Saturday is All Saints Day in our liturgical calendar. On Sunday, we will celebrate this day and name those who have gone to be with the Lord this year. All Saints Day,
Although some may carry the title of "Saint", they have lived their venerated life out of love for the Savior who died for them, Jesus Christ, not out of vision of grandeur. All these Saints, including
Examine your heart - because if it’s hardened, it will make you ignorant and alienated from the life of God - and without proper understanding, your mind will be consumed with futility and you will walk
Just outside the Church Last Sunday was “Marathon Sunday” in Detroit. More than 26,000 runners, acording to the Detroit Free Press, ran in the Detroit Marathon that goes directly past our church. As thousands more
This Sunday we only had one service at 11am because of the Marathon that runs past our building in downtown Detroit. We look at how gracious Paul was to the church in Corinth despite their sin
The Great Intersection Have you stood at the corner of a famous intersection? Maybe Hollywood and Vine in LA? Wall and Broad Street or Times Square in NY? In Detroit, you might argue for famous intersections
Blockbuster Love Who doesn’t love a good movie? Whether it’s a comedy, drama, or mystery, I like to get taken up in a good story. This is especially true if the movie is based on a
There has long been a characteristic of a follower of Christ, that has seemed to be lost in recent years. It should be a central and overarching trait of each of us who follow Jesus. That
Love that leads to Resurrection Luke 7:13a -And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, In our Gospel reading this week Jesus saw a woman mourning her adult son who had just died.
Our Epistle today is Eph 3: 13-19. It starts: So I ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my knees before
Annual Dinner 2025 [These are some of the “Words from the Rector” talk given by Rev. Todd at Mariners’ Church Annual Dinner held at Chateau by the Rive in Trenton, MI on September 26, 2025] “As