This week, Father Ed, just back from his vacation/retreat, asks: “Can we explore what it means to consciously connect our joy in all creation with what we say so many times each year in our baptismal covenant? Could that bring about a spirit-shift in us?” Also this week: We welcome Deirdre Good, ThD, as our guest preacher and Forum Leader. Dr. Good is a New Testament scholar, a retired seminary professor and a lay preacher in the Diocese of Maine.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, October 13, 2024.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Jennifer Owen for the burial service of our eleventh rector, the Rev. Andrew W. Foster III (1944-2024), on October 12, 2024.
This week, the rector writes about the upcoming election, the sharp divisions in our country, and the attendant anxiety many are feeling — and what, together, we might do to help mitigate that anxiety leading up to Election Day, including many of the activities and get-togethers described in this week’s newsletter. (And the church will be open for prayer and quiet reflection from 9 am – 6 pm on Election Day.)
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on the Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost, October 6, 2024.
From the rector: “This Sunday we offer the Blessing of the Animals, prayers of thanksgiving and care for our animal companions in honor of St. Francis of Assisi, who was a great friend of all living creatures. It is without a doubt one of the happiest events at church every year. It attracts neighbors. People I don’t know ask me when we are doing it and if they can bring their pets. ‘Of course!’ I always say.” Join us at the 11 am service and following for the Blessing of the Animals. We always look forward to seeing all the animals and their people on this Sunday!
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 29, 2024.
The rector writes: “In this Sunday’s reading from the end of [his] letter, James calls us to pray. This is the bedrock and the lifeblood of the community of faith. Whether we are suffering or cheerful, we are to offer prayer and praise. When we are sick or struggling, we are to ask for the prayer support of the community. Prayer is linked with honest conversation and sharing each other’s burdens- the vulnerability of confessing our sins to each other, forgiving and praying for each other’s healing and wholeness.” At the Sunday Forum following the 11 am service as part of our “Season of Creation,” Mark Larrimore, Professor of Religious Studies at the New School, will lead us in a discussion of trees and the unique, sacred relationships we share with them.
Listen to the sermon preached by our guest preacher Allegra Lovejoy on the Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost, September 22, 2024.
This Sunday, we welcome Allegra Lovejoy as our preacher and Sunday Forum leader following the service. Allegra is a staff member at the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary and has been involved with faith-based climate activism since 2014. She is a graduate of Yale Divinity School and Yale School of the Environment, where she studied the intersection of faith, culture, and environment. And she’s an alumna of our Sunday School, so this will also be a homecoming celebration!