Listen to the sermon preached by our guest preacher, the Rev. Cynthia Black, on the Third Sunday after Pentecost, Pride Sunday, June 29, 2025.
You can read the scriptures for this service here: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14; Psalm 77:1-2, 11-20; Galatians 5:1, 13-25; Luke 9:51-62.
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Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost, “Welcome Back Sunday,” September 21, 2025.
This Sunday, everyone is welcome to join us for Welcome Back Sunday, a joyful celebration of returning to full parish life after summer. The season turns with the cooler air, the return of our choir, and the resumption of two Sunday morning services. (The 6 pm Sunday service of Meditation & Sacrament continues, as well.) We’ll mark the occasion with festive fellowship and opportunities to reconnect with parish programs. At its heart, “coming home” means belonging — finding shelter in God and in one another, where faith, doubts, joys, and sorrows are all embraced. Whether longtime members or newcomers, all are warmly welcomed home.