Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

During the four weeks of Advent, we prepare ourselves again to greet God become human in Jesus: The Incarnation. Our Priest Associate, the Rev. Marc Smith, continues our Bible 101 series with a presentation, "Jesus Who? The Incarnation Through the Ages,"

Among the most unlikely of spokespersons, John the Baptist summons us to prepare for God breaking into our lives not with festivity, but with the humble confession of our brokenness and our total dependence on God's mercy and grace.

This month we gathered online with Bishop Deon for virtual Theology on Tap. Following our first ever live-streamed convention, the Bishop talked about the ways the church has already changed. He also spoke about the ways it is changing for the future.

Did you know that Holy Communion partners in issues of housing and homelessness? In 2017, a big group of volunteers helped to renovate the house we own behind the church to help house folks who need housing. Our partners in this work, St. Patrick Center, join us to talk about housing and homelessness in St. Louis, especially in the midst of the pandemic. Thanks to Jonathan Belcher and Lana Watson!

Light a candle in the dark. Then light another...Make the hard decision to let go of the familiar. But don't let go of hope. Even as we prepare for a distant Christmas. Don't give up hope.

In Matthew 25:31-46, Jesus reminds us of his unequivocal identification with those whose lives, like his own, have been deemed disposable. To hail this Jesus—himself a victim of state violence—as King is an essentially subversive act.

Bishop Deon's address to the Diocese (which also served as his sermon at the Convention Eucharist). Listen for the Bishop's vision for our diocese.

When we get to know what God is really like, we’re no longer bound by oppressive readings of tricky Bible passages. When we get to know what God is really like, we begin to recognize the loving, life-giving, liberating God even in the hardest places.

The Rector explores the links between the second book of the Bible and liberation theology. Sometimes we think that Exodus is just the story of Moses leading Israel to freedom. The book is longer and richer than just this story. Join in this forum, from our ongoing series looking at themes and books of the Bible.

Spirituality is about deepening your listening to the world, to your neighbor, deepening your examination of structures of power. Spirituality is about deepening your listening for the voice of God, for the voice of the Spirit.