The Bright Sadness of Lent

Sermon | February 17, 2021

I awoke Friday night and there was a brightness in our bedroom. Having grown up in Minnesota I realized quickly that it snowed out. Snow on the ground makes everything bright. As a child I used to love that, since a big snow fall, even in Minnesota, sometimes meant that school was canceled. Certainly, here

How Do We Find Holiness? | SANCTUS I, Ash Wednesday

News | February 17, 2021

Lent is an invitation into holiness. But surely, we are able to access it at any time. After all, as the Bible tells us in the very first chapter, we are made in the image of God. And The Reverend Doyt often reminds us that, “We are eternal beings.” Ancient theologians like Saint Ephrem the

A Holy Season of Lent

News | February 15, 2021

Dear Epiphany, Lord Jesus, Sun of righteousness, shine in our hearts, we pray; dispel the gloom that shades our minds and be to us as day. And it goes on: Give guidance to our wandering ways, forgive us, Lord, our sin; restore us by your loving care to peace and joy within.

Lent as a Season of Consideration

Sermon | February 14, 2021

Today is the last Sunday before Lent, and as we enter Lent, I want to encourage you to try the spiritual exercise of consideration. It is probably not a spiritual exercise you are familiar with. I actually sort of made it up, but it seems to fit this time of COVID-19. Consideration. Before we explore

Introducing the Gospel of Mark: 5 Minutes at a Time

News | February 14, 2021

I think my attention span has atrophied during the pandemic, or maybe I’m just distracted by all the craziness in the world, or maybe my mind is just wearing out, but irrespective of cause, the reality is that bite-size information input is sometimes just better. And so, for those of you like me, I am

SANCTUS: A Lenten Offering

News | February 13, 2021

Wednesdays in Lent | 5:30 pm Click here for the Full YouTube Playlist As part of Epiphany’s ever-expanding communications ministry, we will be offering a unique online contemplative experience during Lent, in partnership with the Young Adult ministry of the Diocese of Olympia. This weekly six-part broadcast will feature audiovisual moments of prayer and reflection

This Lent, Challenge Yourself with Morning Prayer

News | February 12, 2021

Dear Epiphany, I want to invite you to the 2021 Lenten Morning Prayer Challenge! Here is how you can turn your Lent from a time of joy to a grueling exercise that feels like running through purgatory wearing lead boots—Morning Prayer. Just kidding. Actually, what I promise is that the invitation to daily morning prayer

Compassion: the Heart of Jesus’ Ministry

Sermon | June 14, 2020

June 14, 2020, The Rev. Ruth Anne Garcia preaching

Palm Sunday

Sermon | April 5, 2020

April 5, 2020, The Rev. Ruth Anne Garcia preaching

Category: Lent