The Christ Mystery

Sermon | June 1, 2025

To watch the sermon, click here. In the name of God; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen. We make meaning in our world in lots of different ways. That’s something we talk about at RELATA. When I preached two weeks ago, I talked about making meaning by using frameworks to understand the

Jesus Happened to Me

Sermon | April 17, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. “Jesus happened to me.” These are the words that author Sara Miles writes to express her experience of receiving communion for the very first time as an adult. “Jesus happened to me.” Raised as an atheist, Sara woke up one morning, left her sleeping spouse and child at home,

Noticing God on our Spiritual Journey

Sermon | March 2, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. This past week, we wrapped up another round of RELATA. It was my second time moving through the series of themes in the RELATA arc. This time, I was even more struck by week 6 and its theme of the soul. This is known affectionately by table hosts as

Baptism is a Wake Up Call

Sermon | January 12, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. How often do you think about water? After all, water is essential for life. Water is essential in creation. Water is something we cannot live without. I was reminded of this in a powerful way last October when I took my 14 year-old son backpacking in the Cascades one

Look Around

Sermon | January 6, 2025

To watch the sermon click here. One year ago, I visited Seattle for the first time since moving to New England several years prior. On that same visit, I preached from this pulpit for the first time in nearly seven years. It was a whirlwind of a weekend. But two things really stand out

You are Part of God’s Plan

Sermon | December 24, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Merry Christmas! It is good to see you here this evening. This is the night when we remember the story of the birth of Jesus, isn’t it. It is a big story that had a big impact on the entire world. And yet, it bloomed forth from a lot of

Dying and Being Born

Sermon | November 17, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Have you ever looked at something beautiful, something sacred, and realized it might not last? Maybe you felt like that when the Cathedral of Notre Dame was on fire. Maybe you’ve felt it about a loved one who was struggling with illness. A lot of us have felt that

All Souls’ Day

Sermon | November 3, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Author and theologian Anne Lamott once wrote, “The mystery of grace is that it finds you exactly where you are, but never leaves us where it found us.” These words ring true in a number of circumstances, but especially when reflecting on our grief or sadness or fear. “The

We Do the Work: Annual Lay Stewardship Sermon

Sermon | October 27, 2024

To watch the sermon click here. Greetings Epiphany, for those of you I haven’t met yet, my name is Jamie Balducci. I have been a part of the Epiphany Family and the Epiphany choir for 13 years. When my husband, Anthony and I weren’t looking for a church, we were drawn in here by our

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