Sermons
Abide in Love
Link to Bulletin April 16, 2023 Abide in Love Good morning and Happy Easter! In many churches, the Sunday following Easter often has
In the darkness, Hope shines through
Link to Bulletin Easter Sunday April 9, 2023 “On the evening of that day, the first day of the week… Jesus came and stood
Look for the Liberator
Link to Bulletin Week 5 “O Israel, hope in the Lord! For with the Lord there is steadfast love, and with him is great
Look for the Shephard
Link to Bulletin | Link to Zoom Service Sermon March 19, 2023 “The LORD is my shepherd, I shall not want… You prepare a table
Spirit and Truth: Moving With What Is
Link to Bulletin Exodus 17: 1-7John 4: 5-30I’ve been thinking about it: What is satisfying?We can name many things that are unsatisfying…that is not difficult.
Our Spirituality in Winter
Link to Bulletin We read this Gospel from Matthew each year before we begin the Season of Lent in the Liturgical calendar.
I Contain Multitudes
Link to Bulletin It has been said that if one is going to steal something, steal the best thing you can get your hands on.
Reflection
Link to Bulletin Reflection February 5, 2023 Today’s reading from Matthew continues from our reading last week as part of the famous Sermon on
Blessed Are You
Link to Bulletin Just a few years after I graduated from college, I went to Central America to participate in a summer program in Nicaragua.
A Call to Drop Our Nets
Link to Bulletin | Link to Zoom Service Sermon January 22, 2023 A Call to Drop Our Nets This morning, we listen again
Arise, Shine, For Your Light has Come
Link to Bulletin Our first reading from Isaiah this morning is the foretelling of the arrival of the Messiah into the world. The prophet Isaiah
New Year Meditation and Prayer
Link to Bulletin Merry Christmas, my friends. I hope that all of you were able to allow yourselves to slow down after the rush
A Reflection on Christmas Eve
Link to Bulletin December 24, 2022 It is good to be together on this Christmas Eve in this lovely little church on the coast
Advent 4: Sacred Knowing
Link to Bulletin “Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Look, the young woman is with child and shall bear a son, and
God Will Transform Your Desert into a Garden
Link to Bulletin Rev. Dr. Nancy Parent Bancroft December 11, 2022 Readings: Isaiah 35: 1-10, Luke 1: 46b-55 In preparing a sermon, I read the
We are Sacred People
Link to Bulletin The shiny additions to our Advent and Christmas visuals remind us that we are called to reflect the sacred each and every
Advent 1 Sacred Time – Holy Waiting
Link to Bulletin Our lovely readings this morning from Paul’s letter to the Romans and from the Gospel of Matthew speak about waking
Gifts of the Labyrinth
Link to Bulletin By Joyce Morrissette It hasn’t always been easy for me to sit and meditate—especially when I’m distressed. Walking, on the other hand,
A Ritual of Remembrance
Link to Bulletin | Link to Zoom Service By Christine C. Robinson The long Summer has faded, now, and these first days of November mark
Glimpses of Grace & Lessons Learned From the Pink Bubble
Link to Bulletin Caryn Firebaugh 10/23/2022 Focus: “None of us, including me, ever do great things. But we can all do small things, with great
Written On Our Hearts
Link to Bulletin In our Scripture readings today, we hear the story from the Prophet Jeremiah sharing the words of the Lord to the people