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The Holy Days of Christmas | The 2nd Day of Christmas The Holiday of Christmas has passed, we now turn our attention to the Holy Days of Christmas. Dec. 25th to Jan 5th marks the second season of our annual pilgrimage through the year of our Lord. The meaning of...

It is bound to happen – living in the world – we lose the deeper places – we become stranded upon the surfaces – we know what we see – hear – touch - we no longer see below the surface - we have lost the language and life of soul.  Advent beckons the reappearance...

Advent begins with the prophets calling out to “make way,” “turn around”, WAKE UP! We all fall asleep at the wheel of life. The actions and motion remain but the spirit is waning, our passion and convictions in life have diminished. Routine has taken over and we need...

The Feast Of St. Andrew “O that you would tear open the heavens and come down… when you did awesome deeds that we did not expect… no eye has seen any God besides you, who works for those who wait for Him…Yet, O Lord, you are our father; we are the clay, and you are...

The Eucharist is the great thanksgiving.  Our worship centers around the communal act of offering thanks for the gift of life and all that God has given.  Living thanksgiving invites us to be gracious for our lives; and be generous with our lives.  St....

The church remembers the lives of the saints to inspire the generations who follow. In the Episcopal tradition, a collection of exemplary and faithful biographies are compiled in “Holy Women, Holy Men.” The book is filled with persons who were instrumental in...