The Confession of St. Peter Church of the Atonement The Rev’d Charles Everson January 18, 2026  Standing here today, I am preaching from this pulpit adorned with an icon of St. Peter , and like nearly every icon of Peter, there is a set of keys. Keys are not merely decorative. They are symbols of responsibility. They open, they close, and they carry the weight of trust. And whenever the Church starts talking about Peter and keys, it is never very long before questions of auth

Second Sunday of Christmas Matthew 2:13-23 The Rev’d Charles Everson Church of the Atonement January 4, 2026 We are barely a week-and-a-half from Christmas Day. The crèche is still up. The trees are still lit. We are still singing carols that insist on joy and light and peace on earth. And then the Church gives us this gospel.  This is not the reading most of us would have chosen for this day. The Church, as it turns out, has a higher tolerance for discomfort than we do. No a

Church of the Atonement Fr. Charles Everson August 15, 2025 Every Sunday and major feast, we proclaim together that we believe in one...