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Courage and Faith to follow

by Epiphany Communications

Dear Friends, Jesus teaches equal treatment in Mathew 15:21-28, the gospel for this coming Sunday. The following is from the Revised Standard Version of the Bible: And Jesus went away from there and withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22 And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, O […]

Blessings during COVID19

by Epiphany Communications

Jesus replied, “They do not need to go away. You give them something to eat.”  – Matthew 14:16 (NIV)  Dear Friends,  We all know we’re living in very challenging times right now. Due to the COVID-19 virus, our normal way of life has changed significantly. We have had to make some very difficult decisions as to […]

It’s just what we do…

by Epiphany Communications

…”speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit. Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.” – Ephesians 5:19-20 Dear Friends, Last Sunday, as we gathered our family on the couch to watch the service, my […]

Transitions

by Epiphany Communications

But the hour is coming, and is now here, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such as these to worship him. God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” – John 4:23-24 Dear Friends, In the beginning of this live streaming […]

A Good Book

by Epiphany Communications

Dear Friends, As we are in the thick of summer, we polled the congregation as to what they were reading this summer. Although this has been a summer like no other, it is always nice to escape into a good book. In need of a prayer or mediation? We heard from our dear friend Dick […]

Needing a prayer

by Epiphany Communications

Dear Friends, The other day I was trying to retrieve, on my computer, an e-mail which I had received a few days earlier. I became very frustrated because I could not find it in any  mail folder. Frustrated, I turned off my computer and in sitting back in my chair, I noticed a small red book […]

Challenges Abound – Fear

by Epiphany Communications

What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs. – Matthew 10:27 Dear Friends, You may not know, but our Vestry meetings are usually pretty lively. A dedicated and devoted group of people come together with the Spirit of the Lord among us to […]

Labourers of Jesus

by Epiphany Communications

…The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few.  – Matthew 9:38 Dear Friends, Growing up, my mom often told me that the Bible had an answer to every question. Being the cynic, I thought “That’s impossible!” I was certain, in my know-it-all teenage mind, that there was no way that a book that […]

God is love

by Epiphany Communications

“Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.” – Matthew 5:9 Dear Friends, This has been a very sad week. While adjusting to the end of pastoral care from our beloved rector, Rev. Hillary, our country reached the tragic milestone of losing over 103,000 lives to COVID-19 as part of the […]

What is essential?

by Epiphany Communications

“…you will be my witnesses…to the end of the earth.” Acts 1:8b Dear Friends: Food establishments, daycare facilities, medical institutions, financial institutions, and gas stations are among the several entities deemed “essential” and remaining open during this COVID19 Pandemic. Churches are essential, with the restrictions of social distancing and fewer than ten in attendance. Naturally, […]