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Episcopal Basics: Epiphany |
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Written by Wayne Whitson Floyd
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Saturday, January 5, 2008 |
A users' guide for Episcopalians
Epiphany is a season celebrating the Biblical events traditionally understood as manifestations, or “epiphanies” of the divinity of the human being, Jesus. These include Jesus’ baptism & the wedding at Cana (both still commemorated in Eastern Orthodox Christianity on January 6th and in Western Christianity on the Sunday following the Epiphany), the calling of the disciples, various miracle accounts, and the Transfiguration.
For Anglicans the season starts on January 6th with the recollection of the story in Matthew’s Gospel of the arrival of the Wise Men (which may indeed have been women), also referred to as The Three Kings (although the Bible never says they were kings, nor how many there were, nor what their names were), or the Magi.
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Bishop Chane: editorial in The Guardian
As usual, Jim Naughton, the Canon for Communications in the Diocese of Washington, scoops everyone on statements by his boss and our Bishop, John Chane. The Lead, part of the superb diocesan blog, Episcopal Cafe, posted the following editorial by Bishop Chane from the UK newspaper, The Guardian.
The framing of mutual joy: Our church’s evolving [...]
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Clerical errors
An editorial worth reading on the Global Anglican meeting currently going on in Jerusalem appeared in the UK online paper, The Guardian, yesterday.
It said in part:
The issue on which all of this currently hinges is the status of openly gay people. Over the past half century, civil society in many parts of the world, including [...]
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New CD from the St. Thomas? Parish Choir
ST. THOMAS’ PARISH CHOIR: NEW CD — “One Thing Have I Desired”
The CD features anthems, spirituals and psalms. There are four anthems by Herbert Howells that are suitable for Christmas or spiritual contemplation. The spirituals include “Balm in Gilead”, and “My Lord, What A Mourning”.
The CD can also be purchased online at [...]
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