All Saints’ Episcopal Church Welcomes You

I think by now most of you will know that the long-delayed property sale has gone through. I received an email from Sonia Grunberg, our Realtor, on Friday, January 16th. The final amount is a bit more than $300,000 which will go to the diocese. I want to thank Sonia for the diligence with which she pursued this sale and for her work finding those interested in a purchase. I would also thank the various members of the Bishop’s Committee and Building Committee whose time, work and energy have turned this long potential idea into a reality.

Next to Patrick, Brigid is the most beloved of Irish saints. Born at Fauchart about the middle of the fifth century, she may have met Patrick as a young girl. She was said to be the daughter of Dubhthach, poet laureate of King Loeghaire, and was reared in a Druid household. She decided early in life to dedicate her life to God alone as a Christian. She received a nun’s veil from Bishop Macaile of Westmeath.

As I’m writing this, we’re in the season of Hanukkah. It’s a Jewish feast, an eight-day celebration that memorializes the Maccabeean Revolt of the Jewish people against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. The underdog Maccabees successfully recovered Jerusalem and the Second Temple. This allowed for the restoration of the traditional sacrifices at various times in the Jewish calendar.