Father 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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With 58 children and youth participating in this year’s Christmas Pageant, Transfiguration celebrated the birth of Christ with an amazing display of talent. Many thanks to Colin Meiring and Melinda Carlson of Vail Performing Arts Academy for their amazing vision for this performance, and bringing it to life! Thanks also
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Father Brooks focuses on the storms in our lives this month on KZYR True Local Radio 97.7FM. Not just storms like Irma and Harvey, but the personal storms – domestic violence, thoughts of suicide, anger, and more. Week 1, September 2017 Focus on keeping yourself safe by contacting loved
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The Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration in Vail, CO and the Vail Valley in general, was represented by our own Father Brooks Keith and Deacon Steve Baird at the commissioning of the U.S.S. Gerald R. Ford on Saturday, July 22, 2017. READ FULL STORY IN THE VAIL DAILY JULY 28,
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With over 175 people joining us for a wonderful and delicious pancake breakfast, ECOT hit this one out of the park! Many thanks to Sara Fisher and Rebecca Cotton for their direction and leadership to make this work so well.
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And a grand time was had by all! Another amazing weekend at Sylvan Lake June 30 – July 2 included about 25 members of our church community – outstanding! We enjoyed campfires, ghost stories, beautiful weather with sunny days and warm temps, s’mores, and a deepening of our friendships.
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Mother Emily was joined by three of our local graduating high school seniors to discuss transitions in their lives as they leave one stage of life and enter a new realm of continuing their lives as adults in our society. What is important to them, what are their values? What
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Tradition refers to this day as Spy Wednesday, so named because Egeria’s journal tells us that the gospel narration of Judas secretly fixing the price and details of his betrayal of Jesus was read in Jerusalem on the evening of Holy Wednesday. She records the public reading was so disturbing
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What is the love meant by the Latin word “caritas”? Similar to the Greek word “agape”, in the Dictionary of Spiritual Terms, it means “selfless love” or human compassion for one’s neighbor. How do we give to others? What if we took the focus off ourselves and onto serving others? Father Brooks
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