Sermon: Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

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Listen to the sermon preached by Br. Brandon Barnes, OSF, on the Fifth Sunday after Pentecost, June 28, 2026.

      Sermon - Pentecost V 2026 - Br. Brandon Barnes, OSF

Lessons

You can read the scriptures for this service here: Genesis 22:1-14; Psalm 13; Romans 6:12-23; Matthew 10:40-42.

We were thrilled to welcome Br. Brandon Barnes (he/him), OSF, as our guest preacher for Pride Sunday. Br. Brandon is a member of St. Mark’s in the Bowery, a postulant in the Order of Saint Francis, and a member of the trans community. A recent NYU graduate, Brandon joined The Episcopal Church by way of Canterbury Downtown, an Episcopal college ministry, in 2022.

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