Growing with Joy, our 2026 Annual Campaign, is Bethesda-by-the-Sea’s invitation to reflect on our blessings and think about your financial giving in the context of joy: joy in belonging, joy in giving, joy in deepening your connection to God and to one another.

Our Spring Series of Choral Evensong resumes this Sunday at 4:00 p.m.

Lent invites us into holy relationship.

This week, as we celebrate Ash Wednesday, we will be invited to pray for a good and holy Lent. I

There’s nothing like a blast of cold air to get our attention!

I recently saw a video online where people of all ages were interviewed in English cathedrals.

Unlike the many churches named for saints, there is no “St. Bethesda” on the church calendar.

One of my most memorable seminary professors at Yale, Dr. Joel Baden, often reminded our class: “To understand a story, we must know both the beginning and the end.”