Lessons: Genesis 11:1-9 Psalm 104:25-35, 37 Acts 2:1-21 John 14:8-27
Tag Archives: Pentecost
Consecration Sunday + Last Sunday after Pentecost + Christ the King by Suzy Jeffreys
Lessons: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Psalm 132:1-19 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37 The year is 1985. I’m eight years old, my brother is six, and it’s Christmas morning. We live in a small village on the west coast of Borneo where my parents were missionaries for over a decade. It’s early in the morning. My dadContinueContinue reading “Consecration Sunday + Last Sunday after Pentecost + Christ the King by Suzy Jeffreys”
All Souls & All Saints by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44 It is July 1st in Victoria, British Columbia. The air is soft and warm, seagulls and geese are dancing in the blue and cloudless sky, and crowds are down by the waterfront, listening to live music and, in a mostly sedate and CanadianContinueContinue reading “All Souls & All Saints by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost by Donald Grayston
Lessons: Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, 19-22 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 “Jesus said to [blind Bartimaeus], ‘What do you want me to do for you?’ The blind man said to him, ‘My teacher, let me see again.’ Jesus said to him, “Go; your faith has made you well.’ Immediately he regained his sightContinueContinue reading “Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost by Donald Grayston”
Holy Dance + Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Esme J. R. Culver
Lessons: Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45 I arrived at Grace during the middle of the day in the middle of July in 2006. There were kids everywhere. And so were kitty litter cubbies and left-behind shoes and remnants of lunch……… and in the parish hall a Greek music CDContinueContinue reading “Holy Dance + Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Esme J. R. Culver”
Coming Out (National Coming Out Day) + Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31 Earlier this week, our Music Director, Susan Jensen, sent me an email in which she reminded me that today is National Coming Out Day. Established in 1988, the purpose of this day is to raise awareness about GLBTQ folks and their allies. (GLBTQContinueContinue reading “Coming Out (National Coming Out Day) + Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
St. Francis of Assisi + Blessing of the Animals + Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Jeremiah 22:13-16 Psalm 148:7-14 Galatians 6:14-18 Matthew 11:25-30 To visit the town of Assisi is to step into a place which is equal parts awesome and ironic. Walking up the hill to the town’s enormous and ornate basilica, you will pass gelato stands, stores selling postcards and T-shirts, and restaurants which offer anContinueContinue reading “St. Francis of Assisi + Blessing of the Animals + Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Psalm 124 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50 Listen to Sermon I’d like to begin this morning with a quiz. This is a spiritual quiz. And it was developed by my friend and teacher Albert Jennings. Some of the questions are my own but the structure is Albert’s. During theContinueContinue reading “Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
Keep your Eye on the Child + Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Proverbs 31:10-31 Psalm 1 James 3:13-4:3, 7-8a Mark 9:30-37 The child whom Jesus invites into the midst of his disciples today is not a symbol. The child whom Jesus holds in his arms as he teaches is a child – she is a human being. Forgive me if what I have just said isContinueContinue reading “Keep your Eye on the Child + Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”
The Surprise Truth + Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert
Lessons: Proverbs 1:20-33 Psalm 19 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 I’ve been watching a number of performances lately by the magicians Penn and Teller. I was fan of theirs back when I was in high school and, thanks to YouTube, I am rediscovering them now. I suppose that I am drawn to Penn and TellerContinueContinue reading “The Surprise Truth + Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Martin Elfert”