July 23, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, isn’t THAT just a fun gospel passage. Jesus tells the crowds – you know, those same folks from last week, another parable (actually – he tells a few more, but our lectionary cuts them out and makes…
July 16, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Thanks to things really starting to take off in our parish office, I was able to leave work early enough this week to catch a baseball game. No, not the Mets, or even the Jackals. This was a game…
July 9, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. In this season of vacations, I think many count the days dreaming of some rest and fun – I know I am as I near August. And, I am reminded of something I heard once about a boy coming…
July 2, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. Well, this weekend, which for many extends through Tuesday, will be filled with all sorts of celebrations of our nation’s birthday on the 4th. Or, as pet owners everywhere call it – National Torture My Dog & Cat With…
[Our guest preacher today was one of our own – Christian Paolino, an LGBT activist. Christian Paolino served between 2002-2014 with both The OASIS (our diocesan LGBT ministry) and Integrity, its church-wide equivalent, serving a term on the national board. He helped introduce Believe Out Loud, the congregational program promoting inclusion and welcome of which Christ Church…
May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. What a week this has been. We had a shooting in San Francisco leaving 4 dead, a shooting at a congressional baseball practice because – well – they were republicans – that left an officer and a congressman in the hospital, a…
June 4, 2017 – Pentecost Sunday: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I love the story we celebrate on Pentecost Sunday – you can’t get more dramatic than this – rush of violent winds, tongues of fire (which always sounded to me like the name of a rock…
May 28, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. For many, Memorial Day weekend is all about BBQs, family gatherings, and days at the beach or camping. But that is not what this weekend is supposed to be about. Originally called Decoration Day, it was a day set…
May 21, 2017 – [We were so happy to welcome Archange Antoine of Faith NJ, as he preached and shared his story with us today. Mr. Antoine organized the protest marches Mtr. Diana and other clergy participated in to support Catalino Guerrero, who was facing possible deportation. Archange constantly utilizes the power of education, love…
May 14, 2017: May God’s words alone be spoken, may God’s words alone be heard. Amen. I want to wish all the women here a very Happy Mother’s Day. I say all the women because, even if you are not a mother yourself, you are a daughter to one. But as I note every year,…
