We are a small Episcopal Church on the banks of the Rappahannock in Port Royal, Virginia. We acknowledge that we gather on the traditional land of the first people of Port Royal, the Nandtaughtacund, and we respect and honor with gratitude the land itself, the legacy of the ancestors, and the life of the Rappahannock Tribe. Our mission statement is to do God’s Will in all that we do.

Early Spring, 2019

Video is of signs of early spring, the cross and light and shadow within the church.

The music is a verse from “Open your ears, O faithful people” by Willard F. Jabusch, b. 1930 using a Hasidic melody and sung today. Jabusch was educated as a Catholic priest and wrote some 80 hymns and 40 tunes. The music is YISRAEL V’ORAITA (Torah Song). This hymn fits in with the Old Testmane from Nehemiah when Ezra, the priest, read aloud the “book of the law of Moses” (v. 1).