The parishioners of the Episcopal Church of the Transfiguration invite you to join us on a spiritual journey.

 

The Church of the Transfiguration is a eucharistically based faith community of neighbors and families celebrating different understandings of the Christian faith within the Episcopal Church.  As we attempt to live out our call to be the body of Christ in the world, we strive to be a beacon of justice-seeking and creativity, and to honor St. Benedict's teaching: "Let all who enter here be received as Christ."

 

Transfiguration, a community of individuals from many religious backgrounds, is located near Signal Butte and Broadway in Mesa, Arizona.

 

Visitors are warmly welcomed to coffee and conversation following each service. Our church and parish hall are wheelchair accessible.

 

A Message from the Reverend Nicholas Romans, Priest-in-Charge

Dear Sisters and Brothers in Christ,

It has been five years since the Bishop asked me to come to Transfiguration as Priest-in-Charge.   Since then I have been grateful not only to lead this parish but to work alongside you in this corner of the Lord’s vineyard that has been entrusted to us.  I rejoice to think of all of the growth that has taken place, the healing, the new beginnings, the flourishing of this community of faith.  I am enormously proud of you for all that you have done and for what we have been able to do together.  This is a wonderful parish.

The time has come, though, for me to say goodbye.  I have been called as Rector to a parish in the Diocese of Chicago.  My last Sunday with you will be February 5.

The Bishop and Canon Timothy Dombek will be meeting very soon with the Vestry and Wardens to begin to plan for the future.  You have wonderful lay leaders in place who will be able to work with the Bishop and Timothy to find the next Priest to lead the parish and work with you to further God’s kingdom.  Deacon Martha and Deacon Michael, both wonderful pastors and leaders in their own right, will be able to help the process along and in the meantime provide pastoral continuity.  So another phase of your common life in Christ is about to begin, and I am confident that it will be glorious.

You have made an enormous difference in my life and you will always be in my prayers.  At this time I ask your prayers for Rex and myself as we step into our future.  We have a few weeks to say our personal goodbyes and I hope that this will be a period of grace for all of us.

As St. Paul wrote to the Philippians, I am thankful for your partnership in the Gospel, from the first day until now.

Yours in Christ,

Nicholas