Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

On Mothers' Day: what happens if we imagine God as a mother? What happens if we imagine the Spirit as a beloved auntie? How does shifting our sense of the divine feminine change our spirituality?

(The almost Rev.) David Luckes comes back to Holy Communion to preach about the stoning of Stephen, the challenge of Jesus, and joy as he prepares to be ordained a deacon on June 3.

We live in the days of constant distraction, with technologies and ideologies competing for our attention. Today it is hard to tune out the angry noise. But if you listen, you can still hear the Good Shepherd's song.

Jesus calls his disciples, on the road to Emmaus "slow of heart." After this week in Missouri, it is easy to see Christians who are too slow to love. LGBTQ+ people, trans people, are being attacked in our state. Our faith isn't about wishing away diversity. At this church we practice knowing in our hearts that all our differences somehow fit within the love of God, which gathers us in one body.

Welcome to Easter part 2. The Rev. Julie Graham preaches on the story of Doubting Thomas

On Easter morning, we find Mary at the tomb, weeping. "Why are you crying?" she is asked. I suspect many of us know, know in our bones this pain, this grief. Easter is the story not just of Jesus rising up, but of Mary too. Mary goes to tell good news from the graveyard. Mary is sent so the world may know, hope is never finally dead.

On Good Friday, the Rev. Julie Graham wonders what it means that Jesus died on the cross. She invites us to see the day not in a transactional way, but in a way that opens us to those who suffer.

The Rev. Mike Angell preaches on Sunday. Holy Week teaches us, for Christians, there is no escaping pain and loss. The only way out is through, and the only way through is together.

Pilgrimage this Spring is taking a look at Spiritual Practices. Each Sunday we’ll take a look at Spiritual Practices that make up the life of faith, organized by time. This week, we look at annual practices, the cycle of the church year, and rules of life. You can find the slides, and the video Mike mentions on the page for this class here: https://www.holycommunion.net/pilgrimage-spiritual-practices/across-life-wpb4t

The Rev. Julie Graham invites us into the space to say, "Jesus, if you had been here." What does it mean to trust God with our grief and our lament?