The Bridge to Christ

Sermon | July 26, 2026

To watch, please click here. Hello, my name is Vince, and last Saturday, I had the great honor of being ordained a priest in The Episcopal Church. Returning here to Epiphany to inaugurate my ministry as a priest is a joy and privilege, so thank you. I’m going to tell a bit of this story,

The Transforming Power of Radical Welcome

Sermon | June 28, 2026

To watch the sermon, click here. Good morning. I understand you have been expecting me for some time now. When I accepted Kate’s invitation to cover for her while she was on sabbatical, she told me she planned to announce that I would be covering for her at your Annual Meeting. Well, I’m finally here.

Blessed to be a Blessing

Sermon | June 7, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. “So, what’s next?” Today we recognize Epiphany’s graduating high school seniors. I’m guessing “what’s next?” is a question they have been asked 10 times or a million times in recent weeks. Followed by “where are you going?” “What’s your plan?” As I have been preparing for my sabbatical (which

God is Present in Unresolved Spaces

Sermon | May 17, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Last year, a close family member had major surgery. I knew to expect several hours of stressful waiting and had worked myself into a dither worrying about it. A couple of weeks before the surgery, a good friend offered to come and sit with me to talk or not

Peace in a Struggling World

Sermon | April 12, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Happy Eastertide, Epiphany Family! We have just been through a big week together. I think it’s safe to say that Holy Week is the most momentous week in the Christian liturgical calendar. Here at Epiphany we live into that week in a powerful way. Holy Week at Epiphany sees

What Are you willing to die for?

Sermon | March 8, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. In 1979, at Jacob’s Well in the West Bank, a monk named Father Philoumenos was brutally murdered by Jewish settlers. He had been living in a cave there, tending the well where Jesus met the Samaritan woman. He guarded it. He preserved it. He believed it was holy ground.

A Sound That Resonates Across the Generations

Sermon | March 1, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. Long before there were bells. Long before there were churches. Long before there were people. There was sound. Scientists tell us the universe did not begin in silence, but with an explosion, a big bang fourteen billion years ago, a sound that we can still hear pulsing from all

Get up and do not be afraid

Sermon | February 15, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. It pays to pay attention to words. Good writers make sure that the words they use illuminate the story or the idea they intend to communicate. Placement matters. Words and phrases are carefully chosen and given their order for a reason. Saint Matthew is a good writer. We can

God’s Wisdom Looks Like Love

Sermon | February 1, 2026

To watch the sermon click here. “I feel like I’m drowning.” “I’m just so sad.” “It’s too much.” This is what I heard from a group of parishioners as we gathered before a meeting this past week. As I walked into the Fireside Room, they were commiserating about the constant and unrelenting stream of information

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