By Father Brian+ I remember as a young Christian in my 20’s thinking that most of church tradition was hogwash. I conveniently picked and...

By Fr. Brian+ The sermon in a worship service comes in the first third of the service, after the readings, after the proclamation of the...

Fr. Brian+ One aspect of our service I highly appreciate is the Prayers of the People. I do confess, however, that this is a time when my...

By Fr. Brian+ If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.   If we confess our sins, he who is...

By Fr. Brian+ Lay persons appointed by the celebrant should normally be assigned the reading of the Lessons which precede the Gospel,...

By Fr. Brian+ We Episcopalians sure like to pray a lot. So much so, that we build pre-written prayers into our worship service.  Imagine...

By Josh Reed Early in our services each week, we start with the Collect for Purity. “Collect” can be a strange word to understand in the...

Fr. Brian+ One of the beautiful parts of our 10 a.m. service is when we bring the Gospel book out into the middle of the congregation. We...

Fr. Brian+ Ascribe to the Lord the honor due his Name. Bring offerings and come into his courts. I hope you recognize that phrase. I say...

By Fr. Brian+ Collect, it’s a funny word. When I first heard it (say it: KOWL-LECT), I had no idea what it meant. It is simply a prayer...

By Fr. Brian+ The altar is arguably the most important part of the physical church building. It is a reminder that Jesus was a sacrifice...

By Fr. Brian+ I’ve never been as surprised in church as I was that April Saturday night in 2022. The setting was the Cathedral Church of...

By Fr. Brian+ C.S. Lewis wrote that an object may be used to stimulate or liberate certain activities in the worshiper. That’s how we...

By Fr. Brian Stankich+ Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us. (BCP:356) This beloved ancient hymn, entitled...

Instead of a traditional, printed directory, the directory is in Realm Connect, in our church database. To sign into Realm go to the...

By Father Brian+ If you’re paying attention, you’ve noticed that we haven’t said “Alleluia” the last two services, since Lent began....

By Fr. Brian+ I walked into the sanctuary at 7 AM, eyes still half-closed from the night before. It was time to start Lent with the first...

By Deacon Mary Delancey The mite box has long been a symbol of faith, charity, and community spirit in the Episcopal Church. Rooted in...

By Fr. Brian Stankich+ There is a lot of art that I do not appreciate, but one aspect of art I’m learning to appreciate more and more are...

By Fr. Brian Stankich+ An important part of our liturgy is music. Cultures have their unique styles of music and so do churches. Grace...