Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Elizabeth Maxwell on the Third Sunday after Pentecost, June 18, 2023. The readings for this day: Genesis 18:1-15, (21:1-7); Psalm 116:1, 10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23).
Juneteenth is the holiday that commemorates the day news of the Emancipation Proclamation finally reached the enslaved Black people of Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Since its first anniversary, it has involved church-centered community gatherings. In honor of the 158th anniversary of this important milestone in our country, and the second year its commemoration is a federal holiday, our rector shares reflections and possibilities for action from the Episcopal Public Policy Network.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Posey Krakowsky on the Second Sunday after Pentecost, June 11, 2023. The readings for this day: Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26.
The rector writes: “Perhaps one result of this week’s toxic smoke is that it helps us understand in our own bodies what it means to live in a heating climate — and what is happening already to other bodies who cannot avoid the effects of burning, be it wildfires or fossil fuels. The air knows no borders, and once again we are reminded of our interdependence, both with our neighbors across the planet and with our planet herself. Our actions can make a real difference to the quality of life for all of us, and those who come after us.”
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Liz Maxwell on Trinity Sunday, June 4, 2023. The readings for this day: Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20.
For Trinity Sunday, the rector shares a prayer from the Iona Community in Scotland:
I am bending my knee
in the eye of the God who created me
In the eye of the Son who died for me
In the eye of the Spirit who moves me
In love and in desire.
For the many gifts you have bestowed on me
Each day and night
Each sea and land
Each weather fair
Each calm, each wild
Thanks be to you, O God.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Posey Krakowsky on the Day of Pentecost, May 28, 2023. The readings for this day: Numbers 11:24-30; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; Acts 2:1-21; John 20:19-23.
This last Sunday before they take a summer break, our organ and full choir will lift our spirits and set our eyes on the Holy Spirit as they “pull out all the stops” — perhaps not quite literally (there are a lot of stops on our organ), but very nearly so.
The rector writes: “This Sunday, the Feast of Pentecost, we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit, both upon Jesus’ first disciples and among us today. Pentecost is often called the birthday of the Church, and we have certainly had a lot of opportunity recently to think about what it means to be Church, gathered as Christ’s body and sent forth to share the gospel.” Read this week’s newsletter to learn more about what’s going on Sunday, this week, and in the weeks ahead in our parish, the diocese, and the wider body of Christ.
Listen to the sermon preached by the Rev. Ed Chinery on the Seventh Sunday of Easter, May 21, 2023. The readings for this day: Acts 1:6-14; Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36; 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11; John 17:1-11.