“Nothing is impossible for God.” Luke 1:37 Dear Friends:  Today, the Church is calling for a day of prayer. At noon today, our Presiding Bishop Michael Curry offered up prayer and invited all to join in the praying of the Lord’s Prayer. Any time and any day is a time for prayer, as we’re reminded from […]

“Though I walk in the midst of trouble, you keep me safe; you stretch forth your hand…your hand shall save me.” Psalm 138:8 Dear Friends: To quote Charles Dickens, “these are the best of times and the worst of times.” Let’s trust in God’s working sustaining, healing help in this time and move forward with prudence […]

Dear Friends:   By now you may have read the news indicating that we have “closed” our churches for two weeks. The news is in error. As indicated by The Rt. Rev. Susan Goff, Bishop of The Diocese of Virginia,  “churches will remain open unless told by health officials to close.” But, in an effort to […]

My brother and sisters, every Christian is called to follow Jesus Christ, serving God the Father, through the power of the Holy Spirit. (The Book of Common Prayer, Liturgy for the Ordination of a Deacon, p. 543) Dear good and faithful people of Epiphany, Thank you so very much for making the Diocese of Virginia’s ordination […]

“There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens…”                                                                     Ecclesiastes 3:1 Dear Friends:  Experts tell us change creates opportunity. With change comes new ways of doing things, and perhaps even solutions to challenges. Change promotes flexibility, visioning, an openness to uncertainty that enables us, with courage, to grow! As the […]