Lessons: Daniel 7:1-3,15-18 Psalm 149 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-31
Tag Archives: The Rev. Corbet Clark
Sermon by The Rev. Corbet Clark at Hale McMahon’s Memorial Service, August 24, 2019
If you’ve ever cooked a meal for 75 people in a cramped kitchen, you know it can be a chaotic process – at least it is when I’m doing it. There’s always a scramble to get things done, last minute snafus, confusion about what should happen next – yet somehow, in the end, it seemsContinueContinue reading “Sermon by The Rev. Corbet Clark at Hale McMahon’s Memorial Service, August 24, 2019”
Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 58:9b-14 Psalm 103:1-8 Hebrews 12:18-29 Luke 13:10-17 Well, it’s that time of year when we’re thinking about Back to School. That may not be relevant to all of you, but I’m going to suggest that perhaps it should be. After having retired from teaching a year ago, I find myself getting ready toContinueContinue reading “Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Seventh Sunday of Easter by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Acts 16:16-34 Revelation 22:12-14,16-17,20-21 John 17:20-26 Psalm 97
Maundy Thursday by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Exodus 12:1-4, (5-10), 11-14 1 Corinthians 11:23-26 John 13:1-17, 31b-35 Psalm 116:1, 10-17 What’s the deal with Judas Iscariot? I’ve been thinking a lot about Judas this week. He’s a major player in the Holy Week drama, but we usually hear little about him, except to condemn him for his selling out Jesus toContinueContinue reading “Maundy Thursday by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
The Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 60:1-6 Ephesians 3:1-12 Matthew 2:1-12 Psalm 72:1-7,10-14 On this feast of the Epiphany that ends the Christmas season, we still have the manger scene up, a very traditional sort of tableau that combines the birth stories we have in the gospels of Matthew and Luke. it’s a powerful symbol of what the gospelContinueContinue reading “The Epiphany by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Second Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Baruch 5:1-9 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6 Canticle 4 or 16 Are you basically an optimist or basically a pessimist? Do you tend to see the glass as half empty or half full? John the Baptist seems to be a bit of both – both optimist and pessimist. I tend to be a worrier myself,ContinueContinue reading “Second Sunday of Advent by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Jeremiah 31:7-9 Psalm 126 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52 The last thing I do before I leave the sacristy to begin a service is to check my cell phone to make sure it’s turned off. Cell phones are a wonderful form of communication, that give us access to all kinds of information anywhere in theContinueContinue reading “Twenty-third Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Isaiah 50:4-9a Psalm 116:1-8 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 I’m feeling a little strange so far this Fall, because this is the first Fall in thirty-five years that I haven’t been working in a school. I’m so used to the rhythm of school – of the school year and the school day. I realize thatContinueContinue reading “Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”
Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark
Lessons: Job 38:1-11 Psalm 107:1-3, 23-32 2 Corinthians 6:1-13 Mark 4:35-41 / I’m always intrigued when public figures quote sacred scripture to support some political policy, and there was an example of this the last couple of weeks. As you’re probably aware, the Attorney General of the United States used some verses from Paul’s LetterContinueContinue reading “Fifth Sunday after Pentecost by The Rev. Corbet Clark”