Seekin' Deacon

Seekin' Deacon The Rev. Deacon Cuyler O'Connor from St.

Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church in Pittsboro, North Carolina continues to seek contemplation and listen to others' stories and how they relate to the spiritual world.

Seekin' Deacon : God Gives Us The Best
08/09/2025

Seekin' Deacon : God Gives Us The Best

Rev. Deacon Pam and I discuss different perspectives on respect and love, and how the traditions, virtues, and values hold true even when different generations question them. She shows that God and Jesus gave us the best, even when we wanted to resist and take negative steps towards it. Deacon Pam s...

Seekin' Deacon : YOU BE YOU
08/01/2025

Seekin' Deacon : YOU BE YOU

What does Rev. Deacon Pam Haynes spiritual practices look like? It has evolved, and she has a rule of life. She started with the Daily Office from the Book of Common Prayer and now continues to have daily conversations with God. Her prayer life has expanded into a list around people as well as proje...

Seekin' Deacon : Sit in the "Uncomfortable"
07/25/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Sit in the "Uncomfortable"

A gift to start this Deacon series with the Rev. Pam Haynes serving at St. Andrews in Greensboro, NC. Pam grew up in Washington, D.C., and had a community of family and friends who looked after one another. As an only child and quiet, her parents instilled in her the value of education, and she was....

Seekin' Deacon : Holy Choices
07/18/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Holy Choices

Working with Bishop Shaw and Bishop Allen Gates, it showed him how to give them options and holy choices and invite them to decide navigating. Theological decisions that may not always come to light in the present but come to fruition, such as the Gospel stories from Easter. We don't always know the...

Seekin' Deacon : Weaving together God's Stories
07/11/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Weaving together God's Stories

Exploring the "self" and silence, going back to God's biblical stories, and the call of Samuel and how he learns to listen  He drives a lot around the diocese, and the time to turn off the radio and step away from phone calls to take in the scenery of North Carolina and the solitude of God. The imp...

Seekin' Deacon : Baptism
07/04/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Baptism

I am honored and priveledged to have spent some time with North Carolina Diocese Bishop Sam Rodman. We discuss his memory of being baptized as a child at four years old with his two sisters, being the middle child. This serves not only as vivid memory of the church but the community that was present...

Seekin' Deacon : Away from Tension
06/06/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Away from Tension

The Rev. Liam Barr shares his practices of trying to step away from tension and how it has taken over our world. He makes us ponder how we can step away and empty our mind and soul and center. This will result in a release. He asks: How do we limit our access to social media? We lose ourselves when....

Seekin' Deacon : Pura Vida
05/17/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Pura Vida

Growing up in a programmatic church, Rev. Liam Barr gained a different view of church in Costa Rica. The church has depth and meaning related to "who" as a human he is, and possibly trying to dissolve the limitations we have placed on God. The term Pura Vida was adopted by a famous Costa Rican chara...

Seekin' Deacon : Costa Rica
05/09/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Costa Rica

We join the Rev. Liam Barr, Curate serving at Holy Innocents in Henderson, North Carolina. Liam shares that the world is a disorienting place as he questions who he is and how he can do the work and serve. He is five months into being an ordained Priest and is loving the job he is doing in both the....

Seekin' Deacon : Common Ground
04/28/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Common Ground

Ekklesia Church in Raleigh holds a common ground and welcomes the LGBTQ community, and a love of teaching. A person who was LGBTQ shared with Curtis early on in a moment of humility that they did not want to be a burden to the church. At that moment, he decided the church was "all in" on whatever su...

Seekin' Deacon : Community Integration
04/21/2025

Seekin' Deacon : Community Integration

Curtis discusses how he and his co-pastor, CJ, approach scripture differently. Curtis looks at it from a more musical and artistic view, while CJ, who played quarterback at UNC, views it in a more didactic manner. He goes on to explain how no single person can give a single voice to the Gospel. The....

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