In honor of our first snowfall of the season, you are invited to a poem by Mary Oliver, First Snow. The snowbegan herethis morning and all daycontinued, its whiterhetoric everywherecalling us back to why, how,whence such beauty and whatthe meaning; suchan oracular fever! flowingpast windows, an energy it seemedwould never ebb, never settleless than lovely! and only now,deep […]

Edith Bergay, previous parishioner January 10, 2024 When Jim and I moved from Herndon in April 2020, we stayed in touch through the Epiphany newsletters. North Carolina provided us with a path for retirement, lower taxes and Jim with specialized medical care at Duke University Hospital. Jim died March 10, 2021.  The weekend of Dec 16, […]

Dick Fichter, parishionerwith support by Rev. Dina January 3, 2024 the manifestation of Christ to the peoples of the earth EPIPHANY the DAY How did Epiphany begin?The winter solstice was kept on Jan. 6 at some places during the first centuries of the Christian Era. In opposition to pagan festivals, Christians chose this day to […]