Sermons
Written On Our Hearts
March 4, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the
Part of Me is Dead But Can be Found
February 25, 2018 — Rev. Nancy Bancroft Rev. Paula sent me her sermon, and gave me permission to read it or do something of my
Transfiguration Mountaintop Moments
February 11, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert Our reading today reminds us of the important moment when Jesus invites a few of his followers to
Healing and Care
January 28, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert “Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy.” These words are taken from our reading today from
Service for Healers
Katie Koles presented this reflection as part of the sermon – January 28, 2017 It is my belief that God positions all people in
From Mysticism to the Internet
January 21, 2018 — Rev. Ned Dougherty Lessons: Jonah 3:1, Psalm 62: 6-14, Mark 1:14-20 My wife says that I may be trying to cover too
A Faith That Does Justice
January 14, 2018 — Rev. Paula Norbert The prophet Micah responds to one of the great questions in Scripture that people of faith have wondered
A Blessing for Today
December 31, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert In our Gospel reading today, Luke speaks of Jesus’ presentation in the temple. In Luke’s story, his parents
Christmas Eve Message
December 24, 2017 (5PM Service) — Rev. Paula Norbert Over 800 years ago in a small town in Italy, a man named Francis wanted to re-create
And a Child Shall Lead Them
December 24, 2017 (10AM Service) — Rev. Paula Norbert Beautiful words we hear today from Isaiah, this prophet- poet, speaking about a child “born for
Love’s Presence Among Us
December 10, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert We have arrived at the second Sunday in Advent and today we celebrate Love. As so many have
Walk in the Light
December 3, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert Today is the first Sunday in Advent…and we are invited to prepare our hearts and minds once again
What Then Must We Do?
November 26, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert “Whenever you did this to the least of my brothers and sisters, you did it to me.” In
Counting Our Blessings
November 19, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert We gather here this week before Thanksgiving to take time out of our week to come together, to
Remembering With Love
November 12, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert Reading: Luke 19:1-10 We hear another wonderful and familiar story today in Luke’s Gospel about Zacchaeus and it’s one
Inspired to Serve
In today’s Gospel from Matthew, we have the opportunity to listen in as Jesus shares words of wisdom with the crowd gathered that day. It
Being Presence
October 22, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert Readings: Exodus, 1 Thessalonians In our first reading from Exodus today, we hear of Moses and the Israelite
Miracles from Heaven
October 15, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert Readings: Luke 11, Phil 4 Today in our reading from Luke, we revisit the time when Jesus modeled how
Seeking Wisdom and Consolation
October 8, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert “The heavens are telling the glory of God,” we hear today in Psalm 19. I thought of those
Wonderfully Made
October 1, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert As we head into the beautiful season of autumn on this first day of October, it is such
The Art of Grumbling
September 24, 2017 — Rev. Paula Norbert One of the things that stands out in both the first and second readings today is that we