ADVENT: A MERGER OF LITURGY AND CULTURE a series by Dick Fichter, parishioner THE FIRST CANDLEFamily traditions Advent has always been an exciting time for me because of the joy and anticipation brought by having an Advent wreath at home, lighting it at dinner time with my family, and at church, sharing in its lighting and […]
What We Need is Here-Wendell Berry Geese appear high over us,pass, and the sky closes. Abandon,as in love or sleep, holdsthem to their way, clearin the ancient faith: what we needis here. And we pray, notfor new earth or heaven, but to bequiet in heart, and in eye,clear. What we need is here. Blessed Thanksgiving […]
My Work is Loving the World My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird – equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I no longer young and still […]
God’s Love [LOVE] Sustains Us Marilyn Reardon, parishioner I have been part of Epiphany since before it was Epiphany! What an exciting time for me when Epiphany was started as a mission church from Truro. After being a mission for only a year, Epiphany became a parish. How exciting to be a part of that […]
KINDNESS ENDURES Dick Fichter, parishioner This is a reflection on Rev. Dina’s Hump Day Message of October 4, 2023, “The Work of Love” and the portion which quoted the writer Kahlil Gibran’s statement that, “Work is love made visible”. I grew up in Carle Place, a one square mile hamlet on Long Island, New York, […]
2024 Annual Giving Campaign Begins! 10/13: FIREPIT FRIDAY7pm this Friday! Bring a camp chair & enjoy s’mores and conversationon a cool autumn evening 10/15: STEWARDSHIP SEASON KICK-OFF SUNDAYand10/22: WALK IN LOVE SUNDAYbring items for the Food Pantry (dry beans, white rice, canned meats, pasta sauce, cereal, canned fruit, ramen, tomato (stewed and diced), dry pasta) & we’ll walk them together […]
God loves you. No Exceptions. Dear Friends, What we say at Epiphany is God Loves You. No Exceptions. Perhaps that inspires us to seek to understand and to be intentional about how we express Love in the world – with each other and with the community around us, friends and strangers alike. Maybe what we say […]
Meet the Epiphany Preschool! by Sue Ferguson, Epiphany Preschool Director Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine: Glory to God from generation to generation in the Church, and in Christ Jesus forever and ever. Amen.(Ephesians 3:20-21, BCP, 102) The picture above is a cookie cutter used […]
by Rev. Dina Widlake & Dick Fichter One of the most leadership-building ministries for youth in the church is serving as an acolyte. In that role, even the youngest among us learn “leadership presence,” “voice,” and “mentoring” all while having an inside track on how to lead on an inter-generational and diversely-skilled team. That is […]
Tripped by the Lord’s Prayer A reflection by Dick Fichter, parishioner As a youth in Confirmation class, I was instructed to memorize the Lord’s Prayer from the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) as follows: After committing it to memory, and tested, I was awarded a gold star. A big reward in the day! Fun “Back in […]