“So again Jesus said to them, “Very truly, tell you, I am the gate for the sheep.” John 10:7 Dear Friends: Sometimes, I imagine we all wonder who to follow; especially in times of uncertainty. Who is our true leader? Where do we keep our allegiance? At the same time, we may ask what type […]

“There is a time for every season, a time for every matter under heaven.” Ecclesiastes 3:3 Dear Friends: God is good and always working through each and every season of life. After much prayerful consideration, I am announcing my retirement from my role as rector of Epiphany effective Sunday May 31, 2020 following Sunday morning […]

“This Jesus God raised up, and of that all of us are witnesses.” Acts 2:32 Dear Friends:  It’s Easter, my friends. Alleluia! The Lord is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia. Yes, but, truthfully, how is it Easter? We’re not gathered. We’re especially not gathered, in person, on Sunday mornings. I miss sharing with […]

“I love the Lord, because he has heard my voice and my supplications. Because he inclined his ear to me, therefore I will call on him as long as I live.”  Psalm 116:1-2 Dear Friends:  There is nothing easy about Holy Week. We begin Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem in glorious celebration. On Monday Jesus is surrounded […]

“By the way, April Fools is cancelled…Keep your jokes to yourself because this whole year has been one already. We’re tired! Today is March 32nd!” (Chris Snuggs)  Dear Friends: It’s no joke. Who would have thought, as we round out Lent and begin our journey through Holy Week, that our Lenten discipline of “Courage” would entail […]

“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 […]