Episcopal Church of the Holy Communion University City

The Hon. Joe Adams was elected Tuesday to the Missouri House of Representatives for the 86th district (which includes Holy Communion). He is a longtime member of the church, and a historian by training. Note: this video was recorded just hours before the announcement of the presidential election.

These past weeks I've been frustrated, and scared, and depressed, and I've been thinking about Jesus. This Feast of All Saints, I wonder, did Jesus want to turn the world upside down? Or, Or, Did Jesus want to turn the world right-side up?

This Week at the forum we are highlighting a conversation in Immigration and the 2020 election. We asked a group of theologians and scholars: “why should people of faith care about immigration?” We co-hosted this series with several other institutions. Dr. Marie Griffiths, Director of the Danforth Center on Religion and politics served as moderator. Panelists included Rabbi Jill Jacobs, Dr. Orlando Espin, and the Rev. Dr. Ben Sanders.

The Rector introduces all saints and all souls, a feast of the church, and an important part of our spiritual life in these days.

In her final sermon at Holy Communion, the Rev. Laurie Anzilotti talks about roots, rivers, and replanting.

In the wake of a summer of protests over the shocking deaths of Black men at the hands of racially biased police, The Rev. Marc Smith grounds the response of faith communities in Jesus' nonviolent civil disobedience. And, with a contentious national election only weeks away, he offers a way in which we might champion "the better angels of our nature."

This parable can seem daunting, complex. But at its heart is Gods simple persistent desire, that we show up for one another.

The Rev. Marc Smith leads this "Bible 101" session on the parables. Based on the work of Bill Brosend, a scholar at Sewanee, Marc talks about the complicated nature of these stories of Jesus, and the way they can still speak to our lives today.

We tend to think of St. Francis as that odd guy whose feast means we get to bring our animals to church for a blessing. But God depends on the odd. This St. Francis Day may God bless us with the burden of being a little odd. May God bless us that we might be a blessing to our fragile planet.

The rector speaks with Susan Norris and Dr. Alison Nash, members of a group of our Pandemic Task Force. The vestry has unanimously adopted the recommendations of the task force not to plan for indoor in person worship until a major change happens with virus numbers. We will be continuing to make our online worship our primary worship, but also will offer some outdoor ways of gathering. Listen in to our conversation, and join us Sunday during virtual coffee hour for a Q and A and discussion.