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Parish News: August 18
In this week’s newsletter, the associate rector, Father Ed, reflects on Sunday’s lessons (particularly Solomon’s dream and St. Paul’s letter to the Ephesians) and what they may say for us and for our times.
Sermon: Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Due to an illness the morning of August 11, the day’s scheduled preacher was unable to join us. So instead, Mother Liz shared a blog post from an Episcopal priest and ecologist living and working in his native Arkansas, and then followed with further questions for our consideration, which you can read here.
Parish News: August 11
In this week’s newsletter, the rector reports on how the short-term transition into the Parish Hall for Sunday morning worship is going. As she says, these Sundays at 10 am in the Parish Hall create “a lovely, intimate and more informal service, and a great time to connect with each other.” Join us at 12 W. 11th Street!
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Sermon: Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, August 4, 2024. The readings for this day: 2 Samuel 11:26-12:13a; Psalm 51:1-13; Ephesians 4:1-16; John 6:24-35.
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Parish News: August 4
This week, our 10 am Sunday service moves into the air-conditioned Parish Hall…which leads Mother Liz to reflect on the record-breaking temperatures both last year and now this year, and our stewardship (or lack thereof) of the natural world.
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Sermon: Tenth Sunday after Pentecost
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Tenth Sunday after Pentecost, July 28, 2024. The readings for this day: 2 Samuel 11:1-15; Psalm 14; Ephesians 3:14-21; John 6:1-21.
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Parish News: July 28
In this week’s newsletter, the rector remembers her first encounter with the music of Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon (1942–2024), a cofounder of the Freedom Singers in the 1960s and, later, Sweet Honey in the Rock, and considers the role of music in the work of justice, liberation and wholeness.
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Sermon: Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Larisa Shaterian on the Ninth Sunday after Pentecost, July 21, 2024. The readings for this day: 2 Samuel 7:1-14a; Psalm 89:20-37; Ephesians 2:11-22; Mark 6:30-34, 53-56.
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Parish News: July 21
In this week’s newsletter, the rector reflects on Sunday’s Gospel lesson from Mark: “As he went ashore, Jesus saw a great crowd; and he had compassion for them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd, and he began to teach them many things.” When have you been moved to compassion? When have you experienced compassion from another?
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Sermon: Eighth Sunday after Pentecost
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, July 14, 2024. The readings for this day: 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19; Psalm 24; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29.