Sermon – Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost

Grant, O merciful God, that your Church, being gathered together in unity by your Holy Spirit, may show forth your power among all peoples, to the glory of your Name; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell on the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost, August 23, 2020.

      Pentecost XII - August 23, 2020 - The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

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You can read the scriptures for the Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost here.


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