Blessing of the Animals

Sermon | October 4, 2026

To watch, please click here. There are a lot of theories about how dogs as a species became domesticated. They definitely came from wolves, but the how remains shrouded in mystery. Tens of thousands of years ago, in the days of hunter-gatherers, a group of wild wolves self-domesticated themselves by getting closer and closer to

Awakened to God’s Goodness

Sermon | September 27, 2026

To watch, please click here. It is really great to be back. I was on sabbatical over the summer, my first in 20 years of ministry, and it was truly wonderful. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to spend so much time with my family. Our boys are 12 and 15, and they were

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

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