Pentecost and Thank You! – Epiphany News May 22 – 31
This Sunday is Pentecost. A fun tradition in the church is to wear red to worship on Pentecost Sunday. Red reminds us of the “tongues of fire” (Acts 2:3) that settled on the Apostles on the first Pentecost. It is also a reminder for each of us that the gift of the Holy Spirit isn’t […]
Ready to Share Hope – Epiphany News May 15 – 24
Most of us do not think of ourselves as evangelists. Most of us resist the title because we don’t see ourselves as being the one who prays that final prayer with another person. But the truth is, we are more evangelistic than we might be aware of! Perhaps we decide to quietly say to co-workers, […]
Do Not Repay Evil for Evil – Epiphany News May 8 – 17
A few weeks ago I wrote about Peter’s (not me, the Apostle Peter’s) controversial call in 1st Peter 2 to submit to governing authority, even when authority is unjust. Not all of you were sure I was reading that passage correctly. And that’s fine. When in doubt, my hope is that we all open our […]
Welcoming Archbishop Abraham – Epiphany News May 1 – 10
During my first year of seminary at Trinity in Pennsylvania, I got to know several Sudanese students. They were “Lost Boys,” survivors of brutal attacks on their villages in Sudan that killed or scattered their parents, families and neighbors. After the attacks, they walked alone for hundreds of miles from Sudan to Kenya and other […]
“Be Subject…to Every Human Institution” – Epiphany News April 24 – May 3
This coming Sunday is Good Shepherd Sunday. Our Biblical passages focus on Jesus’ description of himself as the “Good Shepherd.” Our Psalm is Psalm 23, which begins “The Lord is my Shepherd.” It’s also the Sunday we hear one of the most controversial (if we thought about it) teachings of the New Testament from 1st […]
Resurrection Stories – Epiphany News April 17 – 26
They come one right after another in the weeks after Easter. On Easter Sunday we are with Mary Magdalene at the tomb. The next Sunday, we were in the upper room with Thomas and the other apostles. This Sunday, we are on the road to Emmaus with Cleopas. In every case, the people meeting Jesus […]
Thank You for Holy Week and Easter! – Epiphany News April 10 – 19
People sometimes ask me what Holy Week and Easter (or Christmas) is like for clergy. I tell them it’s like the playoffs for a sports team. It is busy, crazy, and stressful. But it is also exciting, fulfilling, and even fun. Also, like the playoffs, Holy Week and Easter are a team effort. None of […]
“This is the Night” – Easter Vigil – Epiphany News April 3 – 12
Do you know you can experience the turn from the sadness of Jesus’ crucifixion to the joy of his Resurrection—firsthand, in real time? We do that at Epiphany this Saturday at 7:30pm, just as the sun is going down. This service, the Great Vigil of Easter, has been kept by Christians in one form or […]
Holy Week and Easter at Epiphany 2026 – Epiphany News March 27 – April 5
Walk the way of the cross and celebrate the resurrection at Church of the Epiphany, March 29 – April 5. Palm Sunday: Palm Sunday services will be at 8:00am and 10:30am. Children will participate in the Palm Sunday procession with the congregation and then attend Sunday School. There is no Sunday School for third through […]
Holy Week and Easter at Epiphany – 2026
Walk the way of the cross and celebrate the resurrection at Church of the Epiphany, March 29 – April 5. Directions to Epiphany are here. Maundy Thursday: Jesus instituted the Last Supper during His meal in the Upper Room with His closest disciples on Thursday of Holy Week. We will gather for a solemn celebration […]