Beloved Epiphany friends– Only a little longer to wait, just three more days, and then it will be Christmas. We will celebrate the great gift our Heavenly Father has given us, his son, Jesus Christ. Your patience has been rewarded: the nativity of Jesus is upon us. The very idea of it stretches beyond our […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– Almost there, right? Ten more days until Christmas Day. Can you picture in your mind what that morning will be like? For those with children at home, it will be an early morning, with the little ones running to see what Santa has brought. For those of us who can only vaguely remember […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– What do you get when you get everything you want right this instant? No chance to feel the thrill of anticipation, and that’s a shame. Children might well be annoyed with having to wait for the presents they will receive. Someone who’s expecting that they will be asked to married may get […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– On Sunday, you’ll hear all about preparation from the children’s point of view, but I expect you’re not surprised that one of the ways we have exercised patience has revolved around the notion of preparation. For a while, when it was too risky to go out and go shopping, some folks had […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– We’ve had a lot of experience with needing patience over the past year and a half, haven’t we? I can recall the early days of the pandemic, when we expected that we’d definitely be back into our normal practices by Easter, 2020. And then it became evident that this would not happen, […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– I’m away on retreat this weekend. I’m at the Kanuga Retreat and Conference Center in the western hills of North Carolina, a rustic and beautiful place. I’m praying, writing icons, and writing sermons for Advent this week, and soaking in the restorative blessing of doing these things in silence and in conversation with […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– The beautiful mural that was commissioned for the side of our shed, right by the Door #2 entrance, is in progress. When I left church Sunday afternoon – Sunday afternoon is a very quiet time in the building, and it’s a good time to get ahead on work to be done – I […]

Beloved Epiphany friends– I expect that if you’re like me, you probably say “thanks” a hundred times a day. Thanks to the barista who brews that hot chai latte. Thanks to the person who holds the door for you – yes, that really does still happen! Thanks to a co-worker who brings you something you […]

Dear brothers and sisters of Epiphany- As you may be aware, our Diocese is in the process of seeking a new Bishop Diocesan, our senior Ecclesiastical Authority.  It’s a similar process to what we’ve been doing at Epiphany as our parish seeks its next Rector.  There is a committee called the Bishop Search Committee, appointed […]

Dear brothers and sisters of Epiphany- We are more fully into autumn now, and our body clocks are adjusting, a process more biologically ingrained that we may realize. Shorter days, even though the work continues at the same rate, or faster. Longer nights, even though we don’t take advantage of that fact to catch up […]