From my laptop, Margaret Sipple appeared on my screen. A parishioner of Trinity Episcopal Church in Branford, Connecticut, Margaret was Zooming with me from Weld, Maine, a place that has been a large part of her family since she was a child.

From June 7-June 14, 2025, members from the Episcopal Church in Connecticut went on a pilgrimage to Iona, Scotland. The pilgrimage was 30+ members strong and was offered through Earth & Soul and Hartford International University for Religion & Peace. Participants spent a week on the island where St. Columba first brought Christianity to Scotland in 563 CE.