Happy Andermas Ye Bonnie Kirk

Happy Andermas Ye Bonnie Kirk

We interrupt this newly launched Advent devotional blog to mark one of the great festival days on the Christian calendar, the first of several we will celebrate together in the coming weeks.  November 30th is the Feast Day of Saint Andrew…

Pastoral Letter: November 09, 2021

November 9, 2021 Thank you, thank you, thank you for the generous gift of time you just gave me!  I am back at home and church following a wonderful pre-Sabbatical month away.  I am deeply grateful for this time to step away from daily ministry demands these past...

Pastoral Letter: The Road Ahead September, 2021

September 27, 2021 Dear ECOT Parish Family and many friends, I write to share timely updates about the next month and the road ahead for our beloved ECOT.  Following a chockablock spring and summer as well as a non-stop pace these past many years, I need to step...

Pastoral Letter: Return to Worship May, 2021

May 26, 2021   Dear ECOT Parish Family and many friends,   We are pleased to announce major steps in returning to full Sunday worship beginning this Sunday, May 30th!!  We are listening closely to all authorized organizations in this announcement.  They ask...

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A point of personal privilege, dear readers, if anyone is still reading after our first Epiphany-geek-fest overload earlier today.  Today is my 28th anniversary of ordination to the Sacred Order of Priests in the Episcopal Church.  I had desired ordination during...

Pastoral Letter for Christmas Worship, 2020

Dear Transfiguration Parish Family and many Friends, After prayerful discernment, we are amending our normal Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and 12th Night Epiphany worship schedule.  Given extensive data from Eagle County Public Health, Vail Health and the State of...