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  • Discerning Hearts November 2021

    Discerning Hearts November 2021

    Volume 3 November 2021

  • Discerning Hearts October 2021

    Discerning Hearts October 2021

    Volume 2 October 2021

  • Discerning Hearts September 2021

    Discerning Hearts September 2021

    Volume 1 September 2021

  • The Fire of Pentecost

    The Fire of Pentecost

    Pentecost—the infilling of the apostles with the Holy Spirit—the birthday of the church… a day of hope.

  • An Easter Message from Nancy Young

    An Easter Message from Nancy Young

    Alleluia, Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed! Alleluia! On this most holy day, we rejoice in the resurrection of Jesus who destroyed death and brought to us new life. Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life, those who believe in me, even though they die will live, and everyone…

  • Easter Message from Bishop Duncan

    Easter Message from Bishop Duncan

    “ALLELUIA!” “CHRIST IS RISEN!” “THE LORD IS RISEN INDEED!” “ALLELUIA!” Dear Sisters in Christ, Central to our faith is that “Christ has died, Christ is risen, Christ will come again!” In the early Church it was dangerous to be a follower of Jesus. Christians were often persecuted, enslaved and executed for sport and amusement. That…

  • “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” BCP p. 265

    “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” BCP p. 265

    Lent begins with the imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday and with a reminder of our mortality. This year we need no reminder of our mortality. Over 465,000 Americans have died from COVID-19, and every night when we click on the news, we learn of more deaths, more hospitalizations, and more variants of the coronavirus.…

  • Lenten Message from Bishop Duncan

    Lenten Message from Bishop Duncan

    The 40 Days of Lent     Dear Sisters in Christ,        We are about to enter the Season of Lent. We prepare not only for Holy Week and the Easter celebration, but also for deepening our personal spirituality. I have over many years observed this time with prayer, fasting and good works in their many…

  • Epiphany

    Epiphany

    Where is he who has been born King of the Jews? For we have seen his star in the East, and have come to worship him. Matthew 2:2 The Feast of Epiphany commemorates the journey of a group of wise men from the East who realized that something unusual was happening in the night sky…

  • Epiphany 2021

    Epiphany 2021

    Dear Sisters in Christ, During this Pandemic I “feel” that time is moving very quickly which is odd; I would have thought I would be experiencing time dragging out and painfully slow. It seem to me that even with time on my hands it is moving rapidly. In an interesting way time to just sit…