Worship

Twenty-fifth Sunday of Pentecost

Inherit Responsibly Sunday, November 12 at 11am | Bulletin Friends, Even before October 7th, I had picked the Joshua passage to preach on for my first sermon at St. Paul and St. Andrew. I chose the Joshua passage and shelved the project because I had school, and work, and school. Time passed and we memorialized Don Kirby. Then Gemstain…

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All Saints Sunday

Running With the Saints Sunday, November 5 at 11am | Bulletin “Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted.” Matthew 5:4 Whenever we gather in worship, we join with other followers of Jesus we cannot see. Communion is always a ‘communion of saints’, past, present and future – a community beyond time and…

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Memorial Service for Gemstain Adu

Memorial Service for Gemstain Adu Sunday, November 11 at 4pm | Bulletin

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Reformation Sunday

Back and Forth Sunday, October 29 at 11am | Bulletin “And it’s from the old I travel to the new, keep me traveling along with you..” So much of our time on this earth is planning for the future. What’s for dinner? What will I wear on Sunday? What do I want to be when…

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Twenty-second Sunday of Pentecost

In the Beginning Is the Relationship Sunday, October 22 at 11am | Bulletin “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”  Philippians 4:8 Friends, What does…

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Twenty-first Sunday of Pentecost

Great Expectations Sunday, October 15 at 11am | Bulletin “Finally, beloved, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is pleasing, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence and if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.”  Philippians 4:8 Friends, What does God expect of us,…

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Twentieth Sunday of Pentecost

Beloved and Betrayed Sunday, October 8 at 11am | Bulletin Friends, Have you ever been hurt, even to the point of feeling betrayed? (And don’t we all know what it’s like to be hurt?) If so, this Sunday’s sermon is for you. I’m looking forward to joining you in the pulpit this week to preach…

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Nineteenth Sunday of Pentecost

Water From a Rock Sunday, October 1 at 11am | Bulletin “Is the Lord among us, or not?” Exodus 17:7 That’s the question that the Israelites ask each other as they wander, thirsty, in the wilderness. Their frustration is understandable: there is no water for them to drink, no water for their children, no water…

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Eighteenth Sunday of Pentecost

Bread for the Journey Sunday, September 24 at 11am | Bulletin “What do you need?” That’s a question that seems a bit fraught. If I’m the one doing the asking, say when someone comes to the church asking for help, I sometimes get more of an answer than I expect. More than I can give. And if someone is asking me what I…

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Seventeenth Sunday of Pentecost

The Mercies of Traveling Sunday, September 17 at 11am | Bulletin Friends, Join us outside on Sunday, on the north side of the Soldiers & Sailors Monument, 89th Street & Riverside Drive! With the Book of Exodus in our lectionary, it is so appropriate to leave the confines of the sanctuary for the wide open…

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