He woke up and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace! Be still!” Then the wind ceased, and there was a dead calm. He said to them, “Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?”-Mark 4:39-40 Dear Friends, This week Jesus stills the storm. Jesus leads his disciples as they travel by […]

Dear Friends, Please continue to have patience as we move forward with lessening the restrictions during worship. We still ask that for the next week or two, while not required, please make your reservation if you plan on attending service in person so that we can more accurately gauge and be prepared for those in […]

Looking around at those seated around him in a circle, he said, “Look, here are my mother and my brothers. Whoever does God’s will is my brother, sister, and mother.” – Mark 3:34-35 Dear Friends, How wonderful it was this past Sunday when we were able to gather together to celebrate the feast day of Trinity […]

For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope. For who hopes for what is seen? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience. – Romans 8:24-25 Dear Friends, Alleluia! Christ is risen! We approach the conclusion of the Easter season this Sunday […]

It is not for you to know the times or periods that the Father has set by his own authority. But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth – Acts 1:7-8 […]

“This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you.” – John 15:12 Dear Friends, Jesus taught us to love one another and that means everyone. You may not like or agree with that person, but we need to love them anyway. We have had to endure all kinds of things this past year, […]

“…if we love one another, God lives in us, and his love is protected in us.” – 1 John 4:12 Dear Friends, “God loves you, no exceptions.” I caught sight of our Epiphany Episcopal bumper sticker the other day, as I walked out of my house to take a deep breath of fresh air, after another […]

If you keep on obeying what I have said, you truly are my disciples. You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.- John 8:31-32 Dear Friends,This week’s Hump Day Message comes from Bishop Jennifer Brooke-Davidson from the Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, originally published on Monday, April 19, 2021:**********A Meditation for the Third Week […]

Know that the LORD does wonders for the faithful; when I call upon the LORD, he will hear me.– Psalm 4:3 Dear Friends, Happy Eastertide! As we continue into the Easter season, we are reminded through our readings of the long-term benefits we receive from the events we observed during Holy Week. The Lord has […]

But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ, his Son, cleanses us from all sin. – 1 John 1:7 Dear Friends, The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! The Lord is Risen! Alleluia! Doesn’t it make you feel […]