… open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light… – Acts 26:18 Dear Friends, Did you know today is the Feast of the Conversion of Saint Paul the Apostle? It is the season of Epiphany. And today the Episcopal Church celebrates the story of St. Paul’s conversion to follow Jesus. By […]
When Jesus turned and saw them following, he said to them, “What are you looking for?” …He said to them, ‘Come and see.’-John 1:38-39 Dear Friends, When did you realize that the first words spoken by Jesus in John’s Gospel are in the form of a question? As it currently goes, “I was today years […]
Dear Friends, This past Friday and Sunday we celebrated the Feast of the Epiphany. Friday we enjoyed an evening of pizza and bingo. Sunday we gathered in worship when we brought the feast day forward from its set date, January 6th. I much prefer to keep with the date’s tranditional association as the Feast of […]
Dear Friends, One more day in Christmastide to go. Happy 11th Day of Christmas! Area stores slash prices on Christmas goods and empty shelves to fill with heart-shaped chocolate boxes and teddy bears. Valentine’s Day is more than a month away. Trees may be packed away, on our curbs, or well on their way to […]
Dear Friends, The Hypothermia Shelter last week ended Sunday. What an experience! So many people from so many places came together to support our guests in need of the protection of the hypothermia shelter. Thank you to our friends within Epiphany Episcopal Church, within the churches all around us, within the Scouts, and to the […]
Dear Friends, The Hypothermia Shelter is underway here at Epiphany! Please make time to join our guests for a concert offered by our Principal Musician, Jiji Park, and her students. Admission is free, and your hearts will be filled. Until then, grab a cup of tea, take a deep breath, be still, and enjoy this […]
Dear Friends, “What does it mean at this time and this place to enter the season of Advent….? It is a journey we make every year; but we may feel in our culture that we don’t do it very well…. that we arrive at Christmas unprepared or sated with premature celebrations. That it ends up […]
Dear Friends, Blessings this Advent season! What marvelous stories we have that tell of the birth of Jesus. As we prepare in anticipation and remembrance of Christ coming, take a pilgrimage through the Nativity stories on our property. Go deeper into the stories through images, music, and the stories themselves. “Rather than just say, oh that […]
Dear Friends, This past Sunday was an ACTIVE day at Epiphany! Preparing for supporting our key outreach partners in their ministries was in full swing! We did a Fast-Pack for Food-4-Thought, Wrapped utensils and condiment bags for FACETS Hot Meals, began our Angel Tree project, and registered more ministry participants for Hypothermia! We are hosting […]
Dear Friends, This past Saturday, some Epiphany and Community of Faith members, our Scouts and other Scouts in the area came together for this year’s Scouting for Food program. Last week in the Hump Day message I announced it was happening. And it HAPPENED! Can you find some of our folks in the picture above? […]