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Earth Day 2023 – Episcopal Church

April 1, 2023

[…] and a team of invited guests share prophetic voices and explore the readings for each Lent, Advent, and other holidays with a focus on race, truth, justice, and healing.  This […]

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Shame, Tuesday in Holy Week – 2020

April 07, 2020

[…] This is a necessary reminder – particularly now, as we get to the end of Lent. Lent is a season of self-examination, of repentance and renewal. But as we go […]

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Engage the Way of Love throughout the liturgical year

January 4, 2019

[…] with Paul’s letter to the Romans. Learn more at www.goodbookclub.org, an initiative of Forward Movement. Lent and Easter/Life Transformed: The Way of Love in Lent and Easter: The Episcopal Church […]

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Bible Study: Tuesday in Holy Week – 2020

April 7, 2020

[…] the trial. Temptations always come, but temptations thrive on our vulnerabilities and on our weaknesses. Lent offers the possibility for us to reflect on good times and to pile up […]

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This Is the Fourth…, Easter 4 (C) – 2001

May 06, 2001

[…] enlightened hope that this Son of God brings to Earth with his presence and teaching. Lent, the penitential season, is the logical result of our contact with this son of […]

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Thank you for giving…and continuing to give

January 4, 2022

By Kathy Mank, UTO Board financial secretary Thank you, diocesan and parish coordinators who have held Ingatherings and have worked together in partnership. We give special thanks for our faithful […]

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Behind the Veil, Last Sunday in Epiphany (B) – 2018

February 11, 2018

[…] a bridge from Epiphany, when we celebrate the miracles and works of Jesus’ life, to Lent, when we focus on Jesus’ journey to the cross. The Transfiguration is a miracle, […]

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Eternal Life, Proper 15 (B) – 2021

August 15, 2021

[…] wine. You can increase or decrease your consumption but give up food and water for Lent and you might not make it to Easter. Lettuce is in the process of […]

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Shame and Wonder, Maundy Thursday – 2021

April 01, 2021

[…] foot-washing as part of the liturgy. This year, as we are in our second Covid-affected Lent, many communities will not physically share communion, much less wash feet, due to the […]

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Today We Are Invited…, Ash Wednesday – 2007

February 21, 2007

[…] that grandmother’s oldest recipes may be helpful. For many people find the traditional disciplines of Lent as incomprehensible, as unapproachable, as her grandson once found those crumbling clippings. Consider today’s […]

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Today’s Scripture Readings…, Easter 3 (C) – 2010

April 18, 2010

[…] and stories of hope. After all, we have just celebrated Easter – we’ve gone through Lent to the unlikeliest outcome imaginable: that we are, along with Christ, raised from the […]

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Gratitude as the Pivot from Joy to Repentance

February 7, 2023

[…] joy of the season of Epiphany to the somber time of reflection and repentance during Lent. I had never really thought about it before, so sometimes abstaining from something makes […]

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He Lives, Great Vigil of Easter (B) – 2015

April 04, 2015

[…] be hungry. God’s kingdom means justice for the poor. We have journeyed with Jesus through Lent, watching him heal the sick and bring hope to the hopeless. And we have […]

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