By Fr. Brian+ It’s been a few weeks of ‘lasts’. Sunday is my last Sunday. That makes this article my last article. Sunday afternoon I’m...

By Fr. Brian+ Saying goodbye is just as important as saying hello, in my book. As I write my last liturgical moment for you, it is...

By Fr. Brian+ It has been a blessing for me to be with you these past 2 years and three months. So it’s appropriate that my last official...

By Josh Reed As we take communion, we are invited to a table to share in a meal that nourishes us beyond any physical meal. But imagine...

By Fr. Brian+ We’ve been exploring the various elements of our service, and in recent weeks have focused on the Eucharistic Prayer. I’ve...

By Patti Gilman & Deb Pratt There is so much to be learned behind the graceful red doors of our Grace Episcopal Church. Ancient teaching...

By Fr. Brian+ I’m in a mini-series for the Liturgy of the Sacrament. You may view the introduction here: https://www.graceocala.org/post/...

By Fr. Brian+ While they were eating, Jesus took a loaf of bread, blessed it, broke it, and gave it to his disciples. This paraphrase of...

Fr. Brian+ An Episcopal service is broken into two main sections: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Sacrament or Table. The...

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...