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...

Hebrews 11:1-3, 8-16 Church of the Atonement August 10, 2025 The Rev’d Charles Everson As I live right next door, I often have the...