Dear Epiphany, BIG NEWS! Beginning Sunday, September 5, at 8:45 am, there will be a new service called A Guided Liturgy for Families. Yes, it will run concurrently with the 8:45 am service in the church. We can handle it, by the grace of God, through the wonderful leadership of so many of
Big News! A Guided Liturgy for Families
Parish Reading: Keller & Von Balthazar
Hope in the Time of Fear (Timothy Keller) I invite you to join me in reading this book over the summer. Timothy Keller is the Senior Pastor at Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City. He comes out of the Reformed tradition and, as such, carries with him a theological perspective that is just
Congratulations Charissa!
On June 15, Charissa Bradstreet will be ordained a priest at Saint Mark’s Cathedral. She has been an active leader in the life of Epiphany Parish for 12 years, and will be carrying on her ministry as an ordained person before the broader Episcopal Church. She will be of great service, though we are sad
Rector’s Summer Reading
Dear Epiphany, As summer sets upon us, I hope you have an opportunity to do some reading. Maybe you’ll even join me in reading Timothy Keller’s new book Hope in Times of Fear. I’m a fan of Mr. Keller, having been influenced by his wonderful book The Reason for God. Keller wrote that book 20+
Choosing Safer Church: Guidelines from CDC
Dear Epiphany It may be that as quickly as the pandemic came upon us it will recede out from under us here in the United States. The miracle is the vaccine, and a picture is worth 1000 words. Click here to find the Choosing Safer Activities poster (put out by the CDC) that reveals
A Perfect Season for Consideration
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times….” In some ways, the words of Charles Dickens capture the essence of this pandemic for our nation. Indeed, it is easy to chronicle the Tale of Two Cities-esque blight of COVID-19: poverty, unemployment, depression, increase in suicide, ruptured education, malnutrition…all the things that
A Holy Season of Lent
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.
Introducing the Gospel of Mark: 5 Minutes at a Time
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
The Times They Are A-Changing (Starting February 21)
1st Sunday service: 8:45 am 2nd Sunday service: 10:45 am You might not know this, but I’m a moderately big Bob Dylan fan, and while he didn’t inspire me to change in-person Sunday morning service times, he did remind me to remind you that, indeed, the times are a-changing. 9:00 am is now 8:45