Join The Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion partners for a lectio divina-style study on the Gospel reading for each Sunday in Epiphany. The study spans the eight Sundays this year, starting January 9, and concluding on World Mission Sunday, February 27, with a special recorded sermon in the final session.
The videos are designed to help individuals, small groups, congregations, and dioceses do the following:
- Reflect on the Gospel.
- Remember and honor The Episcopal Church’s international relationships and partners.
- Ponder our global interconnectedness and opportunities to see Christ in one another.
Celebrate the many ways the church participates in God’s mission around the world.
Read more about Global Partnerships Epiphany on the Episcopal Church website.
What is Lectio Divina?
Lectio Divina is a contemplative way of reading the Bible. It dates back to the early centuries of the Christian Church and was established as a monastic practice by Benedict in the 6th century. It is a way of praying the scriptures that leads us deeper into God’s word.
Read more using the Worship: Information Sheet: Lectio Divina from the Anglican Communion.
Epiphany Season
The Epiphany season is a season of four to nine weeks, from the Feast of the Epiphany (January 6) through the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The length of the season varies according to the date of Easter.
The gospel stories of this season describe various events that manifest the divinity of Jesus. The coming of the Magi is celebrated on the Epiphany. The Baptism of our Lord is observed on the Sunday after Epiphany. The gospels for the other Sundays of the Epiphany season describe the wedding at Cana, the calling of the disciples, and various miracles and teachings of Jesus. The Last Sunday after the Epiphany is always devoted to the Transfiguration.
Jesus’ identity as the Son of God is dramatically revealed in the Transfiguration gospel, as well as the gospel of the baptism of Christ. We are called to respond to Christ in faith through the showings of his divinity recorded in the gospels of the Epiphany season.
Taken from the Glossary on the Episcopal Church website.
Church of the Redeemer
Welcome to Church of the Redeemer: Worshiping God, living in community, and reaching out to the world. We are an Episcopal Church serving north King County and south Snohomish County, Washington. As you travel your road, go with friends walking the way of Jesus at Redeemer.
Church of the Redeemer is at 6220 Northeast 181st Street in Kenmore, Washington. We are a short distance north of Bothell Way, near the Burke-Gilman Trail. The entrance looks like a gravel driveway. The campus is larger on the inside than it is on the outside. And we managed to hide a large building on the side of a hill that is not easily seen from the street.
The Episcopal Church welcomes you.