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Do- May 7, 2020

Scripture: Matthew 5:23-24

Every day, we are given opportunities to guard our hearts. Jesus cares about all the moments in our lives, no matter how unimportant they seem.

There is an art form called Kintsugi (kin-soo-gee). In Japan, artists repair broken pottery with gold or sometimes gold-colored paint. The renewed pottery is considered all the more beautiful because of its brokenness.

Make your own version of Kintsugi at home:

  1. Cut 4-in. diameter paper hearts out of construction paper.
  2. On one side of your paper heart, write one or more sad feelings or actions. When you are finished writing, tear your heart into 3 or 4 pieces. The tears symbolize that our human hearts are broken by pain and sadness.
  3. Tape the pieces back together.
  4. Once the heart is taped together, flip the heart over and carefully apply gold glitter glue over the tear marks.
Jesus receives our broken hearts and heals and renews them. Jesus can make our hearts all the more beautiful because of their brokenness through his redeeming touch, just like the gold.

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Jane Ferguson
Alex Graham III
Holli Kight
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Beth Ollenburger
Ursella Rylander

Jane Ferguson

Jane is an honorary Episcopalian, and hails from Cornwall, England where she’s an ordained Anglican Priest. She shares in the ministry at St Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas, with a particular passion for Middle and High School students.

Jane and her husband, Alex, moved from London to Houston in August 2019 with their badly behaved, but much beloved, beagle. Jane loves the 80 degree winter weather and the warm Texas welcome.

Alex Graham III

The Rev. Alex Graham III is the Associate Rector for Children and Families at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston. As a cradle Episcopalian, he developed a deep-rooted love for the beauty of the Anglican liturgy and tradition at an early age. He is a graduate of Westminster Theological Seminary in Philadelphia, and formerly served as Reformed University Fellowship (RUF) Campus Minister at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. Alex is married to Christina, and they have three children: Evelyn, Witt and India. In his spare time, Alex enjoys reading children’s books aloud, cooking pancakes on Saturday mornings, taking long walks after dinner, and camping in the desert.

Holli Kight

Holli Kight serves as the Director of Children’s Ministry at St Martins Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. She has served in her role for 12 years and oversees programs for children ages birth to 5th grade. She has two kids in their 20s and two 12 year old dogs! She’s a native Houstonian. She is excited to serve the larger Church as a contributor for Faith @ Home.

Amanda LeCornu

Amanda LeCornu has been the Associate Director of Student Ministries at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston for the past 3 1/2 years. Before that, she served at churches in Austin and Northern California. Originally from PA, this Yankee now calls Houston home with her three spoiled rescue pups, coaching girls' lacrosse for a local private school in her free time.

Beth Ollenburger

Beth Ollenburger is the Contemporary Worship Coordinator at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. While she holds many responsibilities during the week and for the two contemporary services on Sundays, her passion is working with the younger acolytes in the family service. She lives with her husband and dog, Abby, and has two college-age sons. When she is not working, she loves crafting and watching football or baseball.

Ursella Rylander

Ursella Rylander is the Coordinator of Preschool Ministries at St. Martin’s Episcopal Church in Houston, Texas. She’s been serving and sharing God’s love with families with young children for over 10 years. Her greatest joy is to see God in the faces of little ones. In her spare time, she continues to develop her international cooking skills, along with decorating and designing friends' homes. She lives in her native town of Houston with her daughter and two rescue cats.

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