CONFIRM MY HEART'S DESIRE

Welcome! You'll find here occasional writings, a few rants, and hopefully some insights too, about Christian discipleship, the Episcopal Church, and on faith community's life (at least from my viewpoint) at the Parish of the Epiphany in Winchester, Massachusetts, where I am blessed to serve as the rector. At the Epiphany we understand ourselves to be "a welcoming Episcopal community, united in God, called to seek and serve Christ in all persons, and to transform the world with love and generosity."
Why this title, "confirm my heart's desire"?
The title comes from a line in Charles Wesley's hymn, O Thou Who Camest from Above. You can read the text and listen to a schmaltzy-sounding version of the tune here. The hymn is not widely known, except in England, but with persistence on my part, and with the persuasion of other musicians, priests, and hymn-nerds, it's gaining, slowly, additional admirers.




19 January 2015

Holy Land Pilgrimage 2015: A few images from the Galilee



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Boats on the very calm Sea of Galilee, Saturday, 17 January 2015
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Renewing our Baptismal promises at the River Jordan, Saturday, 17 January 2015.


The Reverend Thomas N. Mousin, Rector, St. John Church in Charlestown, takes a bundle of olive branches soaked with the water from the River Jordan, to sprinkle us as a reminder of our Baptisms. 



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