Holy Family Episcopal Church
Blue Water
Holy Family Episcopal Church
Blue Water
Sunday, February 23, 2025
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
The Lessons Appointed for the
Seventh Sunday after Epiphany
The Collect
O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without which whoever lives is accounted dead before you. Grant this for the sake of your only Son Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
The Readings
Service Information
Service Schedule
02/23/2025 Antecommunion
Rite 2 @ 9 a.m.
Officiant: Lorna MacDonald
03/02/2025 Holy Eucharist
Rite 2 at 9 a.m.
Officiant: Fr. Mary Shortt.
03/05/2025/Ash Wednesday
Holy Eucharist Rite 2 with imposition of Ashes
Officiant: Fr. Mary Shortt
03/09/2025 Antecommunion
Rite 2 @ 9 a.m.
Officiant: Jacquie Ebelt
03/16/2025 Holy Eucharist
Rite 2 at 9 a.m.
Officiant: Fr. Mary Shortt.
03/23/2025 Antecommunion
Rite 2 @ 9 a.m.
Officiant: Sandy Sladowski
03/30/2025 Holy Eucharist
Rite 2 at 9 a.m.
Officiant: Fr. Mary Shortt.
Epiphany
The manifestation of Christ to the peoples of the earth. The winter solstice was kept on Jan. 6 at some places during the first centuries of the Christian Era. In opposition to pagan festivals, Christians chose this day to celebrate the various manifestations, or "epiphanies," of Jesus' divinity. These showings of his divinity included his birth, the coming of the Magi, his baptism, and the Wedding at Cana where he miraculously changed water into wine. The day was called "The Feast of Lights." Celebration of the Son of God replaced celebration of the sun. Baptisms were done, and a season of preparation was instituted. It was later called Advent.
The solstice was kept on Dec. 25 by the fourth century. Jesus' birth was celebrated on this day in both eastern and western churches. The western church commemorated the coming of the Magi on Jan. 6. The eastern church continued to celebrate the Baptism of our Lord and the Wedding at Cana on Jan. 6. In the east the day was called "Theophany" (manifestation of God).
The coming of the Magi is celebrated on the Feast of the Epiphany, Jan. 6, in the BCP. The Baptism of our Lord is celebrated on the First Sunday after the Epiphany.
The Epiphany Season
Epiphany Season
A season of four to nine weeks, from the Feast of the Epiphany (Jan. 6) through the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday. The length of the season varies according to the date of Easter. The gospel stories of this season describe various events that manifest the divinity of Jesus. The coming of the Magi is celebrated on the Epiphany. The Baptism of our Lord is observed on the Sunday after Epiphany. The gospels for the other Sundays of the Epiphany season describe the wedding at Cana, the calling of the disciples, and various miracles and teachings of Jesus. The Last Sunday after the Epiphany is always devoted to the Transfiguration. Jesus' identity as the Son of God is dramatically revealed in the Transfiguration gospel, as well as the gospel of the baptism of Christ. We are called to respond to Christ in faith through the showings of his divinity recorded in the gospels of the Epiphany season.
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