The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany Vestry Meeting Sunday 1 Corinthians 3:1-9 Matthew 5:21-37 “If you remember that your brother or sister has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother or sister, and then come and offer your gift.” It’s appropriate on the day […]

The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany: Matthew 5:13-20 I got thinking about the first time I watched Alfred Hitchcock’s film Psycho. (Yes, that’s how my mind works apparently, after reading the Sermon on the Mount. But please stick with me.) First I banged on the TV, because the colours weren’t working; it was all black […]

The Third Sunday after Epiphany The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Bookended between two big feasts of the Church calendar — the Confession of St. Peter and the Conversion of St. Paul — comes The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. It’s existed within one Church body […]

The Second Sunday after the Epiphany: John 1:29-42 In maybe an unsaid New Year’s resolution, Leslie and I have been trying to read more, and specifically, read the books filling our shelves at home. So I’m finally getting to comedian Jerry Seinfeld’s 1993 book, SeinLanguage. And in the opening pages he talks about bookstores as […]