Welcome!
Sunday Worship:
On 1st through 4th Sunday, services begin at 8:00 am
Coffee Hour follows at 9:00 am
On 5th Sundays, worship is shared among the Episcopal Churches in Garfield County.
https://youtu.be/PUkgAsoakAE July 30, 2023 5th Sunday Partnership worship
https://youtu.be/EkPm__Sshnc Feb. 20, 2022
https://youtu.be/sIfcaJCufxQ Dec. 24, 2021
https://youtu.be/Rt0vPEf48R4 Dec. 5,2021
https://youtu.be/a_jUwpv_ev8 Renewal of Ministry Welcoming a new Vicar June 30, 2021
TO HOPE AND ACT WITH CREATION:
The Season of Creation 2024
For Creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God, groaning as it suffers together the pains of labor, and not only Creation, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, groan inwardly while we wait for the redemption of our bodies. For in hope we were saved. Now hope that is seen is not hope, for who hopes for what one already sees? But if we hope for what we do not see, we wait for it with patience.
~ Selection from Romans 8:19-25
In the letter of Paul the apostle to the Romans, the biblical image pictures the Earth as a Mother, groaning as in childbirth (Rom 8:22). Francis of Assisi understood this when he referred to the Earth as our sister and our mother in his Canticle of Creatures. The times we live in show that we are not relating to the Earth as a gift from our Creator, but rather as a resource to be used.
And yet, there is hope and the expectation for a better future. To hope in a biblical context does not mean to stand still and quiet, but rather groaning, crying, and actively striving for new life amidst the struggles. Just as in childbirth, we go through a period of intense pain, but new life springs forth.1
1 Content adapted from the resources on SeasonOfCreation.org.
