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Night Prayer with Taizé
We occasionally host Night Prayer with Taizé , a contemplative evening service rooted in the tradition of Compline—the Church’s...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Apr 121 min read
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Ordination, October 7, 2023
My ordination ceremony took place at Saint Mark's Episcopal Cathedral in Seattle, Washington, on October 7, 2023, with Bishop Melissa...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Apr 111 min read
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Pilgrimage in Portugal, 2023
Portugal is home to 21 dioceses and 4,380 parishes, a testament to its deep-rooted faith and rich spiritual heritage. I was blessed with...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Apr 11 min read
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The Holy Meteora Monasteries
The Holy Meteora Monasteries are known as the "miracle of Greece." A few kilometers northwest of the town of Kalabaka, the impressive...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Mar 291 min read
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The Holy Land
In the Holy Land, I witnessed the struggles faced by many, where peace often feels out of reach. Yet, despite these challenges, there is...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Mar 281 min read
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Reflection on a Provocative Word II
It can live inside us, buried deep in the depths of our soul, that seed that resides within us all. Covered by the richness of our...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Reflection on a Provocative Word I
Take a word. Examine it from every perspective. Pull it apart. Put it back...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Self-Knowledge as Wisdom
Knowing oneself is the beginning, the first step, toward wisdom. Understanding one’s joy, one’s sorrow, one’s gifts, and one’s needs....

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Civil Rights Pilgrimage Blog #4:Losing Our Traditions
Losing Our Traditions Sitting around the kitchen table, shucking corn, shelling peas, and telling tales. Remember when Grandad got the...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Civil Rights PilgrimageBlog #3:I’m Just A Flag-Waiving American…
I’m Just A Flag-Waiving American… …but which flag am I waving? Old Glory, with its stars and stripes, symbol of an ever-changing...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Civil Rights Pilgrimage Blog #2: Metamorphoses
Metamorphoses Forms altered into new bodies—or perhaps, not altered but, for the first time, seen in their entirety. Wiped clean of...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20241 min read
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Civil Rights Pilgrimage Blog #1: I AM A Man
I AM A MAN “I AM A MAN,” read the sing carried by the Memphis sanitation workers. A statement of the obvious. These were men, with...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Oct 15, 20242 min read
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Finding My Voice
For over twenty-five years, I represented my country—to other countries, at trade talks, in the United Nations. During that time, I...

Lynette Poulton Kamakura
Apr 22, 20246 min read
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