Sermon: Third Sunday after the Epiphany

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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Third Sunday after the Epiphany and the day of the 198th annual meeting of the parish, January 26, 2025.

      Sermon - Epiphany III 2025 - The Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell

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You can read the scriptures for this service here: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10; Psalm 19; 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a; Luke 4:14-21.

The artwork above is a woodcut by Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, “Ezra Reads the Law,” illustrating Nehemiah 8:1-10, which appeared in Carolsfeld’s folio edition of the Bible, Die Bibel in Bildern (The Bible in Pictures), published in 30 parts between 1852 to 1860.

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Parish News: January 11

This week, Mother Liz reflects on the Epiphany story’s blend of wonder and peril: the Magi’s awe-filled journey guided by a star, set against Herod’s fear-driven violence. She connects this ancient “realpolitik” to our own moment, naming contemporary acts of state violence and the ongoing harm to immigrant communities. Epiphany’s revealing light exposes both the world’s cruelty and God’s vulnerable, self-giving love. In that light, we are asked to choose what kind of power claims our allegiance—and to seek courage, compassion, and solidarity with our most vulnerable neighbors as we build beloved community together.

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