Epiphany is one of the seven principal Feast Days of the church (along with Easter, Ascension Day, Day of Pentecost, Trinity Sunday, All Saints' Day and Christmas). Most of these days fall on a Sunday. We can transfer All Saints day. Ascension Day is always on a Thursday and it is only Epiphany that is at the whim of the calendar and also not a national holiday that people have "off" from work. What I find this means is that rarely can you get people to come to church for an Epiphany...

We are delighted to welcome Bishop Mark Bourlakas , Assisting Bishop for Northern Virginia, who will visit us on Sunday, November 23rd . We will celebrate with a single service at 10:30 a.m. , followed by a special reception to honor the Bishop, our confirmand, and their families. 🍽️ Potluck Request: Bring a Dish to Share Please consider bringing a dish to share for the reception! To ensure a smooth reception, please observe the following guidelines: Ready-to-Serve:  All food must arrive...

From the moment we wake up, we are bombarded with messages to perform. Be more productive. Be more informed. Be more mindful. Be your best self. Our culture puts an incredible burden on us as individuals to fix ourselves and, somehow, to fix the world. It’s a lonely and exhausting way to live. We feel the full weight of the world’s problems on our shoulders, and can’t help but be overwhelmed by the knowledge that our individual strength is never quite enough. What if the way forward is found...