Epiphany service celebrates twelfth day of Christmas“Epiphany, January 6, is the traditional time of the visit of the wise men to the baby Jesus,” Father Russ Hatfield, pastor of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church said. “Epiphany means an awakening or understanding; taking the light into the world. Epiphany Eve, (today) is the twelfth day of Christmas. The Tazewell Cluster of Episcopal Parishes will be celebrating Epiphany (at 6:30 p.m., today) at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church with the reading of scripture, singing, a message, Holy Communion followed by a feast of delicious food and drink.”
Hatfield came to St. Mary’s in 2001, and as a result of a suggestion made by his wife Debbie, the church started hosting Epiphany Eve services on Jan. 5, 2002. This year will mark the cluster’s seventh Epiphany service during Hatfield’s tenure, although he said the church may have been holding Epiphany services in the past.
“This church was built in 1910,” Hatfield said of St. Mary’s, located at 708 Tazewell Avenue, about a block away from historic downtown Bluefield, Va. The beautiful brown stone structure that will celebrate its centennial next year, also has an interesting historical feature inside. The pulpit was a gift (in 1910) from R.E. Lee Memorial Episcopal Church in Lexington, Va., and was the same pulpit that Confederate General Robert E. Lee preached from as Senior Warden at (then) Grace Episcopal Church in Lexington, according to Hatfield.
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