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"Fear strips us of imagination." The Rev'd Canon Christopher Craun (she/her) joined the Episcopal Church of Western Oregon’s staff in December of 2021 as the Canon to the Ordinary, after being the Rector of a bilingual/multicultural congregation in Portland for twelve years. In her current role she consults with congregations in transition, assists in launching Diocesan-wide programs, accompanies vestries seeking to create change, and is helping to build a new vision for youth ministry in the diocese.    Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at dailyadvent.podbean.com (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com) or wherever you listen.

"It may be Christmas out there, but it's Advent in here." The Rev'd Canon Dana Colley Corsello has served as Vicar of @wncathedral since 2017. Since her ordination in 1999 and with her husband, Andrew, she has also served parishes in Tuxedo Park, NY, Richmond, VA, and San Francisco. Her proudest achievements are her beautiful sons Quincy and Casper, and she considers herself an amateur Julian of Norwich retreat leader. Oh, and her life is ruled by her overwrought Pomeranian Theo.  Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.

"What wonders await behind the veil of fear, terror, and the sublime." The Rev. Ryan Whitley is the Rector of St. Thomas’ Episcopal Church in St. Petersburg, Florida. He is a lover of all things horror with a particular fondness for horror and weird fiction from between 1875 and 1945. He hosts the Whiskey and the Weird (https://whiskeyandtheweird.com/) podcast (now in its eighth season), which explores the British Library’s ‘Tales of the Weird’ series. Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.

"I don't want to do something too scary." Robert, Emerson, and Grace are kids at Trinity Cathedral, Portland.   Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.

"It's okay to be scared by the thing – but don't be scared of the thing." Aimee Fritsch is a biker, cat mom, government gal, and postulant for the vocational diaconate in the Diocese of Oregon. She’s currently burning the candle at both ends as a policy analyst in the governor’s office, intern at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene,  student at Bexley-Seabury Seminary, and as a non-skating official with Cherry City Roller Derby. You can follow along with her chaos on Instagram @oregon.fish (http://instagram.com/oregon.fish)   Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.

"The reality of fear is not new." The Rev'd Bingham Powell is rector of St. Mary’s Episcopal Church in Eugene, Oregon. In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family, taking care of his chickens, or making music on oboe and English horn. Bingham recently received his doctorate from Virginia Theological Seminary.  Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.

"Near misses." Jessica E. Pierce (she/her) is the author of Consider the Body, Winged (https://www.firstmatterpress.org/consider-the-body-winged.html) . Winner of the 2024 Lois Cranston Memorial Poetry Prize from CALYX, she has also been a two-time finalist for the Pablo Neruda Prize from Nimrod, a finalist for the New Ohio Review’s NORward Prize, and a finalist for the MVICW Poetry Contest, for which she received a Poet Fellowship. Jessica earned her Ed.M. from Harvard and works in a large school district in Oregon to create anti-racist alternatives to exclusionary discipline. Her expansive children and partner inspire her to embrace herself as a bisexual neurodivergent human committed to educational justice and creative community. Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/) or wherever you listen.

"I only talk to God when somebody's about to die." The Rev'd Dr. Ian Doescher is author of the William Shakespeare's Star Wars (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/WSW/william-shakespeares-star-wars/) and Pop Shakespeare series and a pastor ordained in the Presbyterian Church USA. Join us every morning in Advent for Meeting Fear, an aural Advent calendar of daily reflections on fear and how it affects our relationship with God. Listen at Daily Advent (http://dailyadvent.podbean.com/)  or wherever you listen.