1st Sunday in Lent, Year A - Feb 22, 2026 Rev Sarah Colvin You can find this week's readings here . I have a self-help book from the 90s called the Pain of Being Human. It could be retitled as the Sin of Being Human because it addresses little sins or transgressions that we all face- injured pride, lack of belonging, excluding others, self-pity, etc. If we subtitled biblical texts, we could go back and subtitle this passage of Genesis as the Sin of Being Human. However, rather than each...

We will have two Ash Wednesday services on February 18 at 12:00 PM and 7:00 PM . We begin this holy season by acknowledging our need for repentance and our need for the love and forgiveness shown to us in Jesus Christ. We invite you, therefore, in the name of Christ, to observe the beginning of a Holy Lent, by self-examination, by prayer and fasting, by practicing works of love, and by reading and reflecting on God's Holy Word. We look forward to you joining our journey this season to...

As we process the heavy news reaching us from Minneapolis and across the country, we are reminded that our call to follow Jesus often involves risk. Our faith is not practiced in a vacuum, but on the streets where justice and mercy are most needed. The Episcopal Church and the Diocese of Virginia are calling us to transition from "watching with concern" to active witness. Please read the following statements from Bishop Stevenson and Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe regarding the events in...