Christ Church Meadville (Episcopal)

04/17/2022

Episcopal Church Memes wishes everyone a Happy and Blessed Easter!

04/09/2022

This Sunday marks the beginning of Holy Week and our journey to Easter.

03/25/2022

[Episcopal News Service] Madeleine Albright, the former secretary of state who wrote about her complex faith journey to The Episcopal Church and served in leadership roles at various Episcopal inst…

03/06/2022

Speaking to the Soul: The Blessings of Lent

"This Lent is bruised and battered by thoughts of things going on in Ukraine and other places worldwide... We ask for God’s blessings on those who suffer in any way and God’s help in bringing peace and comfort to the world."

https://www.episcopalcafe.com/the-blessings-of-lent/

03/05/2022

02/26/2022

01/16/2022

The Collect Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ's glory, that he may be known, worshipped, and obeyed to the ends of the earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord, w...

01/08/2022

The Huron Carol ('Twas In The Moon of Winter Time)'Twas in the moon of wintertime when all the birds had fledThat mighty Gitchi Manitou sent angel choirs ins...

01/06/2022

Today, January 5, is the last day of the Christmas Season and is known as Twelfth Night or Epiphany Eve. Christmas Day is considered the "First Day of Christmas" and the Twelve Days are December 25 – January 5.

At one time, January 6th was the traditional Christmas gift-giving day, because this was the day that the Baby Jesus received gifts from the Magi.

01/05/2022

Art by Edward Burne-Jones, 1904

Epiphany, also known as Theophany in the east, is a Christian feast day that celebrates the revelation of God incarnate as Jesus Christ.

In Western Christianity, the feast commemorates principally (but not solely) the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child, and thus Jesus Christ's physical manifestation to the Gentiles. It is sometimes called Three Kings' Day, and in some traditions celebrated as Little Christmas. Moreover, the feast of the Epiphany, in some denominations, also initiates the liturgical season of Epiphanytide.

Eastern Christians, on the other hand, commemorate the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan River, seen as his manifestation to the world as the Son of God. The spot marked by Al-Maghtas in Jordan, adjacent to Qasr al-Yahud in the West Bank, is considered to be the original site of the baptism of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist.

Popular Epiphany customs include Epiphany singing, chalking the door, having one's house blessed, consuming Three Kings Cake, winter swimming, as well as attending church services. It is customary for Christians in many localities to remove their Christmas decorations on Epiphany Eve (Twelfth Night),[