The First Sunday of Lent, the moment when many Episcopalians (at least) encounter the drastic change in the tone, tenor and feel of Sunday worship. This transition from Epiphany to Lent is perhaps the most dramatic tonal shift in our Prayer Book worship tradition, as radical life-changing transitions so often
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February 29th, Leap Day. A unique day with deep Celtic traditions which I will not explore in depth, but please see here for more information. A catch-up day, adding more time to better equalize the calendar year with the actual rotation of the earth around the sun. And even more
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Hmmmm, one day into Lent and already my Lent Madness brackets are being trampled. I supported James the Less versus Thomas More, and the controversial English Reformation opponent prevailed. I suppose that Less is truly not More! And Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland is also failing today versus Elizabeth
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Ash Wednesday 2020 Recap 2020 Ash Wednesday in the books, perhaps the most frigid in recent memory. Ashes to Go serves hundreds with frozen fingers in our resort town. “Remember that you are dust, but to ice you might return if you stay out here any longer!!” Amid the stares,
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Our pilgrims set forth on their Journey to the Holy Land a week ago already! Here are some of the beautiful, historic places they’ve been.
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Huge thanks to Rebecca Cotton, Youth Ministry Director, for producing this video that documented this year’s Senior Sunday so well! WATCH VIDEO
Continue readingCongratulations to all of our high school graduates participating in 2019 commencement at Battle Mountain High School, Eagle Valley High School, Vail Christian High School, Rifle High School, Vail Ski & Snowboard Academy, and Vail Mountain School! A wonderful service and luncheon occurred on Sunday, May 19 to celebrate the
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ECOT Youth Stand Out on Local, Regional and National Levels On the Snow While youth sometimes get a bad rap for being lazy, the youth at the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration are anything but that. With several youth taking the stage or taking medals on the slopes, one could
Continue readingFather Brooks Keith survived the snowstorm on March 13 to appear on Vail’s own TV8 with Rick Messmer in support of the Trotter and Mutter families, each of whom will be celebrating the lives of loved ones this Friday, March 15. The Trotter memorial service takes place at the Edwards
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ECOT Now Has a Youth Ministry Vestry! by Rebecca Cotton, Youth Minister I am thrilled to share that we have formed our first ever Youth Ministry Vestry (YMV) to provide a sustainable structure and support to our youth ministry program. Please join me in thanking Holly Graves, John Raichart, Kim
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