May 28, 2025 Traditions at Epiphanyby parishioner Dick Fichter with assistance from Rev. Dina Last week we discussed traditions in general with liturgy as part of our religious experience. This time we will touch on a few traditions which are readily visible at Epiphany and others which are not so visible. We would like to […]
May 21, 2025 Memorial Day As we prepare for the different ways we will celebrate Memorial Day this coming weekend, some of us venturing for the first time together to Shrine Mont, some of us remaining at Oak Hill, others traveling elsewhere, be sure to make time to set aside time to remember those who […]
May 7, 2025 Tradition in the Episcopal Churchby parishioner Dick Fichter with assistance from Rev. Dina We have recently considered Lenten Reflections, celebrated Easter Sunday, and considered the various closings in the gospel of Mark. We are now in Eastertide with the Pascal Candle lit during Eastertide services. There is no mention of the candle […]
April 30, 2025 Different Endings in the First Gospelby parishioner Dick Fichter with assistance from Rev. DinaNow we return in Eastertide, what we began just before Lenten pause in our Hump Day messages. Our last HDM was about the New Testament in the NRSV and the first Gospel – the Gospel of Mark. As previously […]
April 23, 2025 Briefly It Enters, and Briefly SpeaksJane Kenyon I am the blossom pressed in a book,found again after two hundred years. . . . I am the maker, the lover, and the keeper…. When the young girl who starvessits down to a tableshe will sit beside me. . . . I am food […]
April 9, 2025 A Practice of Patienceexcerpt from the 2025 Living Compass Lenten Devotional Be still before the Lord, and wait patiently for him.—Psalm 37:7 The Welcoming Prayer teaches us the gentle art of patience—meeting and embracing each moment exactly as it is, rather than rushing toward what might be. Like the stillness the psalm […]
April 2, 2025 A Practice of Opennessexcerpt from the 2025 Living Compass Lenten Devotional (Pick one up in the Narthex!) It is in giving that we receive.—St. Francis of Assisi The practice of Centering Prayer invites us into a profound paradox: by giving our complete attention to God, we receive more than we could imagine. […]
March 26, 2025 Discovering Joy’s Presenceexcerpt from the 2025 Living Compass Lenten Devotional (Pick one up in the Narthex!) Although you have not seen him, you love him; and even though you do not see him now, you believe in him and rejoice with an indescribable and glorious joy. —1 Peter 1:8In our search for […]
March 19, 2025 A Practice of Peaceexcerpts from the 2025 Living Compass Lenten Devotional (PIck one up in the Narthex!) You will keep in perfect peace those whose mindsare steadfast, because they trust in you.—Isaiah 26:3 (NIV) Peace often feels elusive in our busy, overconnected world. Today, we’ll explore a simple practice called Receive & […]
March 12, 2025 Walking in Faithexcerpts from the 2025 Living Compass Lenten Devotional (PIck one up in the Narthex!)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart,and with all your soul, and with all your mind.—Matthew 22:37 Each Wednesday during Lent, we will explore a contemplative spiritual practice to help integrate and deepen […]