ADVENTure
[…] learned many things. One was that originally, Advent was a penitential season, a lot like Lent. Another was that Saint Nicholas punched an Egyptian Bishop for saying that Jesus Christ […]
A Man Was in the Back Yard…, Easter (B) – 2003
[…] little girl’s comforting, freeing promise at Easter, as we try to overcome the trials of Lent just past. “God can fix it!” Perhaps that is as good a message as […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 5 – March 17, 2024
English Español The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. […]
This Is What’s Known…, Epiphany 1 (A) – 1996
[…] We remember this time as the 40 days in the wilderness, which we commemorate in Lent. Just for the moment, though, let’s stay with Jesus and that experience in baptism. […]
A remarkable gift
[…] your Advent time this year. For some centuries, the church treated Advent as a mini- Lent, with great focus on penance and contrition, purple vestments and a somber, even dour, […]
The Origins of This Great Feast, Great Vigil of Easter (C) – 2007
[…] a sense of unbridled joy. It is designed to move us from the wilderness of Lent to the cross and then to the empty tomb. It is written to bring […]
Final Julia Chester Emery Icon – from Paige Blair-Hubert
[…] writing icons since she participated in a workshop led by Massachusetts iconographer Rebecca Taylor in Lent 1998. In 2002, she and Rebecca taught a class together, after which Paige began […]
Ash Wednesday: Return to me with all your heart
[…] others. There is not justice for all. In our fear we doubt the resurrection. This Lent, let us enter into a time and space of honest and unflinching examination. We […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 4 – March 10, 2024
English Español The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. […]
As We Have Worked…, Epiphany 7 (B) – 2006
[…] stature of Christ and important attributes to consider as we approach the coming season of Lent. Weâve all heard the old adage âIf at first you donât succeed, try, try […]
Episcopal Church Executive Council: Opening remarks from the president of the House of Deputies
[…] la reconciliación racial y el cuidado de la creación. En cambio, estos temas son como lentes graduados que espero usar cuando observo el trabajo de la presidente de la Cámara […]
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop, House of Deputies President, Executive Council member call for Anglican Covenant study
[…] Jefferts Schori, House of Deputies President Bonnie Anderson and Executive Council member Rosalie Simmonds Bal lentine have issued a letter to the church calling for study on the Anglican Covenant. […]
What is Enough? Lenten Meditation, 3/3/2013
[…] is essential and necessary to our well being in pursuit of overabundance? This time of Lent is a good time to strip away the excesses, and seek what is necessary […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 3 – March 3, 2024
English Español The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. […]
2019 Educational Resources Now Available
[…] recipients and their work as you read their reflection on the scripture for that week. Lent: Our Lenten Calendar, which focuses on one 2018 UTO grant a day, is back […]
Bulletin Insert: Episcopal Migration Ministries – Educational Resources – September 25, 2022
[…] your discussion going. Study & Worship – EMM offers seasonal liturgy resources for Advent, Epiphany, Lent, and World Refugee Day. Refugee Sunday Toolkit – This comprehensive toolkit guides congregations through […]
Proclaiming the Good News…, Epiphany 3 (A) – 2011
[…] repentance, which again is an echo of John the Baptistâs preaching and an anticipation of Lent. Repentance is often thought of as private, personal, nobody elseâs business, between us and […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops: Sunday sermon from the Very Rev. Miguelina Howell
[…] dean of Christ Church Cathedral in Connecticut. The remarks have been lightly edited for clarity. LENT III – Year A – The Samaritan Woman John 4:5-42 Sean gratos los dichos […]
Bulletin Insert: Life Transformed – Week 2 – February 25, 2024
English Español The journey through Lent into Easter is a journey with Jesus. We are baptized into his life, self-giving, and death; then, we rise in hope to life transformed. […]
EPPN Lenten Series: Engaging Poverty Through Creation Care
[…] Services, Rogation Procession This is the sixth installment of the Episcopal Public Policy Network’s 2015 Lenten Series: “Engaging Poverty at Home and Around the World.” To view previous reflections, click here. […]