Raising Raucous Voices
May 3, 2015- Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: Psalm 85: 8 – 13 & Isaiah 65: 17- 25 If you have been watching the news, and I’m sure you have…. you will have heard that Snuggle Therapy has come to Maine! Have you heard that? Those who are in the need of a platonic touch […]
Breaking Free
April 5, 2015 _- Easter Sunday – 10:00 service Text: Jeremiah 31: 1 – 6 & Mark 16: 1 – 8 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Don’t you just love Cris Hudson’s great picture of our very own Easter elves, dyeing eggs at Bonnie’s house last week!? Do you know that just over one billion real […]
Things we Thought We Knew
Palm Sunday, March 29, 2015 Peter: LAMAR, Judas: KEN, Mary Magdalene: ADA, Pharisee: BOB, Roman: JOHN Jan: Throughout the course of human history, voices of peace have risen above the cacophony of violence …. echoing the Spirit of Divine love and it’s longing for harmony in the human community. Their insight often as close as […]
Remnants of Resurrection
March 22, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: John 11: 1 – 41 Every year about this time, I expect….and long for an email or phone call from Laura McKenney : “ Jan, I have a crocus blooming in my front yard!!” It’s a cause for celebration and every year, I believe Laura is the […]
Beyond the First Glance
March 15, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryiewicz Text: John 9: 1 – 12 & Ephesians 5: 8 – 14 Did you see that!!? A common question, most frequently asked with excitement. We may have seen something that astounded us, disgusted us, surprised, amused or inspired us…and we want to share the experience. I have often […]
Wells in the Wilderness
March 8, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: John 4: 5 – 42 I have a confession to make….and I know you all love confessions! When I was looking back over my files, I discovered that I preached on this text on March 14th last year, also during Lent….a sermon entitled “Are You Thirsty?” So […]
Mountaintop Magic
March 1, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: Isaiah 55: 9 – 12 & Luke 9: 28 – 36 I have to begin today by announcing something I just learned yesterday:. Marcus J. Borg, beloved husband and father, renowned teacher, author and leading scholar of the historical Jesus, New Testament and contemporary Christianity, died on […]
Fifty Shades of Temptation
February 22, 2015 Text: Isaiah 58: 9 – 11 & Matthew 4: 1 – 11 A few weeks back, I shared the interesting statistics that hugs improve our immune systems, lower our blood pressure and improve heart health. Last week I quoted some other statistics that claim that going to church regularly improves our general […]
Faith in an Unfinished Symphony
February 14, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: Psalm 51: 6 – 12 & 1st Corinthians 13 Remember a couple of weeks ago, I said that hugs are good for us….boost our immune system, lower our blood pressure and are good for our hearts? Well hear this now: T.M. Luhrmann, professor of anthropology at Stanford […]
Can These Bones Live?
February 1, 2015 – Rev. Jan Hryniewicz Text: Ezekiel 37: 1 – 14 & Mark 1: 21 – 28 While preparing for a Sunday such as this, I debated what to offer as a message. It’s Super Bowl Sunday, the super semi-annual church meeting and mid winter in snowy Maine which often means an epidemic […]