Lessons: Genesis 15:1-12,17-18 Philippians 3:17-4:1 Luke 13:31-35 Psalm 27 Glory be to the Father, to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit… Amen. Every year during Lent, the lectionary reading provides us with the foundational stories of Faith: the story of God’s promise to Abraham and to what having faith in God’s promiseContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday in Lent by Robb Beck”
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First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Deuteronomy 26:1-11 Romans 10:8b-13 Luke 4:1-13 Psalm 91:1-2, 9-16 When I was 20 years old, I decided to take a year away from university and move from Vancouver, British Columbia, to Calgary, Alberta, where I hoped to find work as a stagehand. I arranged to rent a room in a house, IContinueContinue reading “First Sunday in Lent by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Ash Wednesday by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Joel 2:1-2,12-17 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Psalm 103:8-14 * Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return. What an extraordinary sentence. What an unreal thing for one person to say to another. We could probably spend the rest of the day unpacking that sentence. We could write a bookContinueContinue reading “Ash Wednesday by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Last Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. D. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Exodus 34:29-35 2 Corinthians 3:12-4:2 Luke 9:28-43a Psalm 99
Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Stephen Whitney-Wise
Lessons: Jeremiah 1:4-10 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Psalm 71:1-6
Third Sunday after the Epiphany by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: Nehemiah 8:1-3, 5-6, 8-10 Psalm 19 1 Corinthians 12:12-31a Luke 4:14-21 In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, Amen. If you’re a movie watcher, I want you to think of one of the following movies: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Amadeus or SunsetContinueContinue reading “Third Sunday after the Epiphany by Suzy Jeffreys”
Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 62:1-5 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 * I love weddings. I love the coming together of family and friends from far and near, everybody who cares about and is connected with the couple gathered together in a room like this one. I love the intersection of joy and wistful sorrow, the way that we look atContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Second Sunday after Christmas by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Jeremiah 31:7-14 Ephesians 1:3-6,15-19a Luke 2:41-52 Psalm 84
First Sunday after Christmas by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 A Cushion For Your Head Just sit there right now Don’t do a thing Just rest. For you separation from God, From love, Is the hardest work In this World. Let me bring you trays of food And something That you like toContinueContinue reading “First Sunday after Christmas by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Christmas Day by The Rev. Robert E. Leverenz
Lessons: Isaiah 62:6-12 Titus 3:4-7 Luke 2:(1-7)8-20 Psalm 97