Lessons: Genesis 1:1-5 Acts 19:1-7 Mark 1:4-11 Psalm 29
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The Last Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Exodus 24:12-18 2 Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 Psalm 99 The mountain is one of those places where the real and the metaphorical intersect. You climb towards the summit, sometimes the switchbacks taking you back and forth, sometimes the path leading you straight up, the rocks and the dirt skating under your feet. With everyContinue reading “The Last Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by Robb Beck
Lessons: Isaiah 58:1-9a, [9b-12] 1 Corinthians 2:1-12, [13-16] Matthew 5:13-20 Psalm 112:1-9, (10)
The Presentation of Our Lord by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Malachi 3:1-4 Hebrews 2:14-18 Luke 2:22-40 Psalm 84 It feels a little like Christmas to me right now. Maybe it’s the candles. Maybe it is the story we heard from Luke this morning, this story of the baby Jesus. Because we really only encounter baby Jesus at Christmastime. We even have on whiteContinue reading “The Presentation of Our Lord by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
The Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 9:1-4 1 Corinthians 1:10-18 Matthew 4:12-23 Psalm 27:1, 5-13 I’ve been happily retired for a year and a half now, with no plans to go back to teaching, but somehow this September I ended up back in the classroom at my old school, for a three month substitute job. When the offer cameContinue reading “The Third Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Isaiah 49:1-7 1 Corinthians 1:1-9 John 1:29-42 Psalm 40:1-12 If you have ever taken an acting class – maybe in high school, maybe in university, maybe somewhere else – then you will likely have done the exercise of selecting a short line of text and seeing how many different ways that you can sayContinue reading “Second Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
First Sunday after the Epiphany by the Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Isaiah 42:1-9 Acts 10:34-43 Matthew 3:13-17 Psalm 29 I was baptized when I was 4 or 5 and dressed in a scratchy dress and tight shoes. I stood at the front of an Episcopal congregation along with my younger brother and sister. The priest went to baptize us and screwed up my name….he transposedContinue reading “First Sunday after the Epiphany by the Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”
Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett
Lessons: Genesis 45:3-11, 15 1 Corinthians 15:35-38,42-50 Luke 6:27-38 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 This sermon is about forgiveness. I am going to talk about a church shooting, and I am going to talk about abuse in the church. We have to face these realities, and in order to face them bravely, we have to talk andContinue reading “Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany by Holly Puckett”
Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Jeremiah 17:5-10 1 Corinthians 15:12-20 Luke 6:17-26 Psalm 1 When I sit in the pews or, in our online world, when I plug in my headphones and electronically join a congregation elsewhere, I don’t mind disagreeing with the preacher. I am not among those who see critiquing sermons as a form of impiety.Continue reading “Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski
Lessons: Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] 1 Corinthians 15:1-11 Luke 5:1-11 Psalm 138 “Holy, holy, holy is the Lord of hosts; the whole earth is full of his glory.” For the past few months I have been serving as a chaplain intern at Good Samaritan hospital. This is part of my preparation for ministry and the experienceContinue reading “Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany by The Rev. Jeanne Kaliszewski”