7th Sunday of Easter, Year AMay 17, 2026 Acts 1:6-14 This is the 7th Sunday of Easter, also the Sunday we remember the Ascension of Jesus, or as some refer to it, the day Jesus started working from home. The Ascension is celebrated on the 40th day after the Resurrection, which was last Thursday. The … Continue reading Wait, Pray, Act
Christmas Eve Dec. 24, 2025Luke 2:1-14(15-20) On this night, we remember and celebrate the Incarnation of God. God coming to be with us in the form of a baby. Over the centuries, this humble birth story has become buried in a massive global billion dollar industry. Yet it’s the one time of the year when … Continue reading Step Out Like a Shepherd
5th Sunday after Pentecost Jul 13, 2025 Luke 10: 25-37 We all love a good story, don’t we? And today’s Gospel contains a story most of us have heard many times. So popular that even non-Christians have heard of it. Google Good Samaritan and you might find a reference to the Bible verse, but also … Continue reading Go and Do Likewise
Lent V, Year C April 6. 2025 This Sunday we take a break from the Gospel of Luke and visit the Gospel of John. It is the account of a woman, and in this case specifically Mary of Bethany, who anoints Jesus with oil. Such an important event that all four Gospels have a version … Continue reading For the Love of Christ
Lent II, Year C, March 11, 2025 Luke 13:31-35 Throughout Lent we find ourselves on a journey with Jesus where we will follow him all the way to Jerusalem. In a few weeks we will relive what happened to Jesus in that city. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city that kills the prophets and stones those who … Continue reading Foxes and Hens
7th Sunday after Epiphany, Year C Feb. 23, 2025 Luke 6:27-38 Today’s Gospel message is a continuation of the Sermon on the Plain from Luke that you heard last Sunday–the one with the blesseds and the woes. This sermon, very similar to the Sermon on the Mount that Matthew recorded, encapsulates the most important principles … Continue reading I Say to You Who Listen
Easter 6, Year BJohn 15:9-17 How many of you have seen the classic movie, The Big Lebowski? Today’s gospel of course had me thinking about “the Dude.” Also known as Duder, or His Dudeness, or even El Duderino. For The Dude, there was only one way to go through life, and that was to remember … Continue reading Abide
Mission: Begin at the Dismissal Today is Trinity Sunday, our Feast Day! I hope you all are planning to feast from a safe distance and celebrate the particular body of Christ of which you are a part, Trinity Episcopal Church. If you are a guest, we welcome you to our virtual gathering and celebration! My … Continue reading Sermon for Trinity Sunday
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