Cross Connections

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Thursday of the third week in Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 95:6-11

Jeremiah 7:23-28

Luke 11:14-23

Today’s reflection was written and read by Betsy Aikens. Betsy Aikens has been a member of St. David’s since 1983, participating in various ministries over the years. She and her husband, Jay, have two adult children and recently welcomed a daughter-in-law into their family.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Wednesday of the third week in Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 78:1-6

Deuteronomy 4:1-2, 5-9

Matthew 5:17-19

Today’s reflection was written and read by Laura Nicholas. Laura Nicholas, a member of St. David’s since 2019, loves being part of the Gift Shop & Art Gallery outreach ministry. She and her husband Paul live in Berwyn where they raised their two grown sons.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Tuesday of the third week in Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 25:3-10

Song of the Three Young Men 2-4, 11-20a

Matthew 18:21-35

Today’s reflection was written by Bill Knapp and read by Amy Dolan. His wife, Suzanne, calls Bill Knapp a techie; unfortunately, as Bill says, she is spot on. Bill got involved with computer technology while in college in the late 1960s and ended up relocating to Philadelphia for graduate school. They have been members of St. David’s since the late ‘70s. In the ‘90s they took a multi-year sabbatical from St. David’s becoming members of St. Alban’s where Bill served on the vestry and as rector’s warden. They returned to St. David’s after Frank was called. Bill has been actively involved in outreach, concentrating on Uganda and an Episcopal church in northeast Philadelphia, Emmanuel Resurrection. He and Suzanne were married at that church, and it is currently pastored by a Ugandan-born priest.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Monday of the third week in Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 42:1-7

2 Kings 5:1-15b

Luke 4:23-30 

Today’s reflection was written and read by Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt. Cyndi Crothers-Hyatt has been a member of St. David’s since 1987. She has been involved in several ministries over the years including coordinating acolytes, teaching Sunday school and confirmation classes, and producing the Christmas pageant.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is the Third Sunday in Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 95

Exodus 17:1-7 

Romans 5:1-11

John 4:5-42

Today’s reflection was written and read by Ian Wilcox. A management consultant to the biotech industry, Ian Wilcox has been a member of St. David’s for the past ten years and serves on vestry. Ian resides in Villanova with his wife Meli, and their two dogs, and is learning how to be a farmer in rural Nova Scotia.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Saturday in the Second Week of Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 103:1-4 (5-8) 9-12

Micah 7:14-15, 18-20

Luke 15:11-32

Today’s reflection was written and read by The Rev. Elizabeth W. Colton. The Rev. Elizabeth W. Colton is an associate rector at St. David’s, resource to the pastoral care commission, and chaplain to St. David’s Episcopal Day School. She particularly loves nurturing the spirituality of children, both at our school and in the family service.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Friday in the Second Week of Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 105:16-22

Genesis 37:3-4,12-28

Matthew 21:33-43 

Today’s reflection was written and read by Nanette Dormans. Nanette Dormans joined St. David’s along with her fiancé, Andrew McGhee, in the spring of 2022. She is grateful to be a mother of four grown children and Nana to four granddaughters. Nanette retired from Wills Eye Hospital and is an avid rower.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Thursday in the Second Week of Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 1

Jeremiah 17:5-10

Luke 16:19-31

Today’s reflection was written and read by Pat Policella. Pat Policella has been a member of St. David’s for approximately 16 years, is a lay reader and chalicist, and knitter in the needlework guild. The most important things in her life are her family and all those she has come to know and love.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Wednesday in the Second Week of Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 31:9-16

Jeremiah 18:1-11, 18-20

Matthew 20:17-28

Today’s reflection was written and read by Elizabeth Palko. Elizabeth B. Palko is a mom of four children, Brady (7), Grace (5), Emmeline (3), and Henry (1). She and her husband, Gary, were married at St. David’s ten years ago and have been members of St. David’s since 2017. They have been attendees of the 9:30am family worship service since its inception in 2021 and cherish the love for worship that it has instilled in their children.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.

Thank you for listening to Cross Connections, finding our connection points and the turns in our lives and faith journeys together.

Today is Tuesday in the Second Week of Lent. The day’s reflection is based on the following readings:

Psalm 50:7-15, 22-24

Isaiah 1:2-4, 16-20

Matthew 23:1-12

Today’s reflection was written and read by Anthony Khan. Anthony Khan and his family have been coming to the St. David’s Country Fair for the past five years. They officially joined the church in the fall of 2021 as they moved into the local area. For him and his wife Sharon, rooting their children (Elora and Eliska) in the word of God is vital for their youth development so they have strong values to guide their decision-making from the start. They are active members with the church across multiple ministries as their family grows with St. David’s Episcopal Church.

Cross Connections is a Communications ministry of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Wayne, PA.

A full copy of our 2023 Lenten Devotional may be viewed or downloaded on our Issuu Publications site here.

Our Lenten Devotional Editor is Betsy Aikens.

You are welcome to learn more about all of St. David’s worship offerings and ministries at stdavidschurch.org.

Wishing you a holy and blessed season.