18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family,I had a restful and relaxing time with my family on vacation in the Great Smoky Mountains a couple of weeks ago. Seventeen out of nineteen of us were able to be together (my second oldest brother and his oldest son were not able to join us). Having time to rest and get […]
12th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family, Come to him, a living stone, rejected by human beings but chosen and precious in the sight of God, and, like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ – 1 Peter 2:4-5 These two […]
11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Epiphany Family,I write on the eve of the Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ, or Corpus Christi. What an incomparable gift we have in the Catholic Church in which the very sacrifice of Christ and His resurrection is made present to us at each Mass! An incomparable gift in which […]
Most Holy Trinity
Dear Epiphany Family, I write on the beautiful Solemnity of Pentecost and this article appears here for the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, two awesome feasts which draw us closer to God, Who is love, unity, and a union and communion of Persons. Through our baptism we share in the life of the Trinity […]
Pentecost
Dear Epiphany Family, Happy Solemnity of Pentecost! The outpouring of the Holy Spirit is still available to us today. We are tem-ples of the Holy Spirit and when we invite the Spirit into every aspect of our lives we are consoled, guided, loved, given power, and more. Come, Holy Spirit! Come Holy Spirit, and renew […]
Sixth Sunday of Easter
Dear Epiphany Family, Congratulations and blessings to our eight young people who were confirmed this past Saturday and our 10 children who received their First Holy Communion this past Sunday! It is a great joy for me as a pastor to see our children draw closer to Jesus and deeper life with Him through the […]
5th Sunday of Easter
Dear Epiphany Family, We thank and praise God for the gift of Fr. Melwin and his service here at Epiphany! His “yes” to the Lord, first given in India, has helped bring Jesus to our parish family in a powerful way. Let us both congratulate him and most importantly pray for him as he prepares […]
Easter Sunday of the Resurrection of the Lord
Dear Epiphany Family, HAPPY EASTER! The traditional greeting on Easter morning is “Christ is risen” to which one responds, “He is risen indeed. Alleluia!” This ancient greeting recalls the greeting of the angel to Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of James and Joseph as they arrived at the tomb to anoint the body of […]
Palm Sunday
Dear Epiphany Family, It is hard to believe that we have already made it to Holy Week. It is always so beautiful as we recall, enter into, and accompany Jesus through the Paschal Mystery, his passion, death, and resurrection. Last year was a very difficult Holy Week as we were unable to gather for Masses […]
Fifth Sunday of Lent
Dear Epiphany Family, It has been such a blessing to see more people coming back to Mass over the last few weeks. What a blessing that more of our family has been together in person as we assemble as the Body of Christ and offer the sacrifice of Christ to the Father. My hope and […]