December 4, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Anyone else watch the lighting of the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree this past week? It is a beautiful tree, and when the lights came on, everyone cheered. It was amazing, and folks just seemed so happy. I love this time of…
November 27, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, I hope all have recovered from the avalanche of stuffing, turkey, mashed potatoes, and all the other things that make us avoid the scale for a few weeks – not to mention Black Friday. And now we continue in Advent,…
November 20, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. For some, this is a day called Christ the King Sunday, but the truth is, that is not a title he would have ever claimed. As we heard in the Gospel, it was a title given to him by the oppressors…
November 13, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Having celebrated All Saints, and survived the time change back to EST (barely), we are now in Advent. For those who are new here, there is more information on the seven week Advent season in your bulletins (and for podcast listeners,…
November 6, 2022 – All Saints Sunday: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, today is our Annual Meeting, which will take place in the Parish Hall after this service. By the way…if you won last night’s Powerball lottery, I would like to see you beforehand – and then adjust…
October 16, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Well, that’s an odd gospel, right? Jesus is imploring his disciples to pray always and not lose heart. Sounds good. But then he tells them a story about a judge who had no respect for God, or for his neighbor. A…
October 9, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Last week, on the Jesus Channel, the disciples are asking Jesus to increase their faith, and he tells them that with faith the size of a mustard seed, they can do miraculous things. Today, Jesus himself does the miraculous. So, to…
October 2, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. Today we celebrate our Fall Founder’s Fest after the worship service. We don’t do a Homecoming Sunday here, because, well, you all were here through the summer, even if we are in smaller numbers physically present since the pandemic. The Homecoming,…
September 25, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. This past week we witnessed the funeral of a great woman of faith…two, really. Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and Sheila Jackson, a member of our parish. The liturgy of the services for the State Funeral & Committal of the Queen…
September 11, 2022: May God’s words be spoken, may God’s words be heard. Amen. It would seem a lot of things get lost these days. I say that because I can’t seem to find my keys anywhere, but had I put an Apple air tag on them…well, I might have had a chance. The fact…
