The Importance of Context

Sermon | January 2, 2022

There is no shortage of darkness in the news: natural disasters, the pandemic, crime, homelessness. In many ways, this is nothing new. There are many dark things in the Bible – the flood, the plagues of Egypt, the suffering and death of Christ upon the Cross. But at Christmastime, we are surrounded by expressions of

Be a Child of God

Sermon | December 26, 2021

In the Name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Merry Christmas! I am so glad to see you! My name is Diane Carlisle and I am the Head Verger here at Epiphany. My husband, Terry, and I have been members of Epiphany for almost 40 years. Generally as your Head

Christmas Eve and Raccoons

Sermon | December 24, 2021

Good evening. Merry Christmas. It’s lovely to be with you whether you’re here in person or online. We gather to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. It is a day where the light of God comes into the world in a personal and wonderful way. This is the way in which God articulates God’s cosmic

The Visitation, the Magnificat

Sermon | December 19, 2021

Good morning. My name is Susan Pitchford, and I am Epiphany’s “Off-site Anchorite.” It’s a deliberately absurd title, but essentially I’m here to support the spiritual formation of members of the parish. If you’d like to know more, let’s talk. Advent is the time when we’re supposed to be waiting in quiet expectation, right? I

Dance with the Spirit

Sermon | May 30, 2021

Good morning Christians, Seekers, and Friends! Happy Trinity Sunday! I am super excited to be here with you this morning! And I hope you all are as excited as I am. You get to hear a sermon about the Trinity today! Hooray! And I really mean it. For those of you who have glanced over

It’s Okay to Feel What You Feel

Sermon | February 21, 2021

Good morning Christians, seekers, and friends! How are you doing this first Sunday in Lent? This time I ask this not as a nice segue way into my sermon – be nice to the people Ruth Anne so they’ll want to listen—but because in my experience, in the average Christian year, we seem to really

Joy to the World!

Sermon | December 25, 2020

Good morning Christians, seekers and friends: Merry Christmas! And thank you so much for joining me in celebrating Jesus’ birth today. I have to admit to you all that Christmas morning services are some of my favorite all year, which is always odd since I was born and remain a life-long night owl, AND my

A Christmas Festival

Sermon | December 24, 2020

Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoyed this journey through the stories of Jesus’s birth this evening. It is a different way than usual to celebrate Christmas Eve at Epiphany Parish. But the COVID restrictions necessitated this change, and that is OK, it is how it should be. This is, yet one more reason this COVID

Hope in a Time of COVID