In your light shall we see light | All Saints Episcopal Church

Dear Saints,

This Sunday, we celebrate Candlemas, a festival of light held on February 2nd, which celebrates the return of light. We will send everyone home with candles that have been blessed in the services.

Candlemas celebrates the return of light in a time of year when it is still mostly dark and gray and cold. Likewise, we can celebrate the return of light in anticipation that it will come, despite how things seem in the present.

If you could use a little light and encouragement for staying centered, I highly recommend Diana Butler Bass' reflection this week What Are We Going to Do? Especially her 10 W's at the end. The video she did following the D.C. plane crash, A Spiritual Pep Talk from the Shores of the Potomac: Goodness can be as relentless as evil, is also worth watching. Please keep the victims and their families in your prayers.

I look forward to seeing some of you at the Crab Feed tomorrow night. Thank you to Sonja, Steve and their fabulous team for putting on this event that brings so much joy and also vital funding for our parish and its ministries.

Blessed are you O God, You make our darkness to be light. And in your light shall we see light. (Candlemas blessing)

In Peace,

Andria+

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Welcome to All Saints – we are a community desiring to transform our lives through following Christ’s healing example of gentleness, humility, compassion, forgiveness, and peace toward all. If you are visiting Portland or if you are looking for a church home with an active intergenerational community, All Saints is a church where you will find a place of quiet reflection, or joyous celebration and fellowship. No matter where you are on your journey of faith, you will find there is a place for you here—just come as you are.

The Rev. Andria Skornik, Rector

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