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God of compassion, be close to those who are ill, afraid or in isolation. In their loneliness, be their consolation; in their anxiety, be their hope; in their darkness, be their light; through him who suffered alone on the cross, but reigns with ...

Music for the liturgical season of Advent as we wait with expectation and hope for the coming of Christ, selected by Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary (vtslifelong.org), “ Waiting with Expectation and Hope: A Spotify A...

O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel….. This well-known Advent hymn (#56), often sung as each of the four candles of the Advent wreath are lit, marks the days in our countdown to the Nativity of our Lord. Emmanuel —meaning, ...

The eleven services of 2020 have been archived on our website . For all who participated and attended, thank you for "learning" with us as we adapted to a virtual presence. You will hear from us over the course of the fall, winter and spring ...

Two new books of interest to Episcopalians and others have recently been published. If you are starting to build up your fall and winter reading list consider: With Sighs Too Deep for Words...Grace and Depression by Bishop Robert Hirschfel...

I recently received notice of a series of zoom events sponsored by one of the “tall steeple” churches of New York City . The series was focused on presentations by some of the top theologians and theological faculty of such univers...

This coming Sunday will be our final service for 2020. Can you believe it?! It would be remiss if we ended our time together without showing gratitude in this, the 132nd year for Emmanuel Church, as one of nine seasonal chapels in the Episcopal ...

Readers of the E-pistle this summer of 2020 will note the time we have given to poetry this August. In so doing, we have hoped to “spark” an interest in “reading between the lines”: seeing, sensing, embracing depths wi...

Over time I have drawn much wisdom and inspiration from my favorite novelist, poet and essayist, Wendell Berry. As the author of more than 50 books, he is well-known by farmers in his native Kentucky, as well as conservationists, poets, and those...

What a year we have experienced as a community of faith! Greetings All ~ Collect for Saturdays, Evening Prayer II O God, the source of eternal light: Shed forth your unending day upon us who watch for you, that our lips may praise y...