October 18, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. It is so good to be back. I have missed you all so very much, and I look forward to catching up on everything in the days ahead. For anyone who may be visiting, or new since July of this year,…
June 28, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Ahhh, the summer is here, and vacations are hopefully in full swing. We all need time to rest, renew, reflect, because when we are exhausted, we can start to loose our way. It would seem Abraham, in the story from Genesis,…
June 7, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Sometimes the life of a priest is about prayer, worship, pastoral care, and all the other things many people think about when they wonder what clergy do. Often it is also about boilers, budgets, broken pipes, roof leaks, personnel issues, or…
May 31, 2026 – Trinity Sunday – May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Good morning, and welcome to Trinity Sunday, when priests usually pass off the sermon to unsuspecting seminarians or assisting clergy. Kidding. Sort of. This is one of the Church’s principal feast days, and the only one that…
The Feast of Pentecost (WhitSunday) – May 24, 2026: Today’s Preacher is the Rev. Deacon Jackie McLeod: Let us pray. Blessed God, who gives us light in darkness! Amen. It’s Pentecost!!! Also known as Whit Sunday, Pentecost is a major Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter. It commemorates the descent of…
May 17, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Happy Easter! I shared a meme on my Facebook page this past Thursday. It was the Feast of the Ascension, and it depicted the scene we heard about this morning from the Acts of the Apostles. Jesus is heading up to…
May 10, 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Happy Mother’s Day, and many good wishes to those celebrating. It is a joyous occasion for most – offering a time to appreciate the love of their moms with maybe flowers, a visit or a call, or some other way to…
April 19, 2024: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Happy Easter everyone! Yes – it’s still Easter. In fact, while we celebrate Eastertide for 50 days, in reality we are always a resurrection people. Now, the New York Times had a headline this week about the Vice President that read…
April 5, 2026 – Easter Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, I had hoped it would be a bit more Springy today. Still, even if the weather isn’t sunny and bright, Spring truly is here – flowers are blooming, birds are singing, everyone is sneezing, and move aside…
Good Friday – 2026: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Tonight we continue our three day service. We really began two nights ago – at our healing Eucharist – when we remembered the betrayal of Jesus. But the three part service that makes up what we call the Paschal Triduum…
