Homily for the First Sunday after Christmas 27 December 2020 Isaiah 61:10-62:3 Galatians 3:23; 4:4-7 John 1:1-18 Psalm 147 A comic film of 1987, “Three Men and a Baby” centers around three young bachelors who share an apartment in New York City. A…
Merry Christmas! I hope you all are taking time during these 12 days to rest and to rejoice…and that those of you who are struggling or mourning during this time may be comforted by Christ’s presence. I want to commend to you all the…
Christmas is the feast of the incarnation. This poem at the beginning of John’s gospel places the incarnation within a larger framework. That larger framework is the Trinitarian life of God. You see, in the poem, there is the Word and the Word was…
Christmas, as we all know, is a time for traditions. Even the most avant-garde among us probably have favorite Christmas recipes, favorite Christmas songs, and maybe even a favorite Christmas sweater. Most of us also have favorite Christmas stories, stories we know so well…
20 December 2020, Blue Christmas 5pm zoom/livestream service, sermon by the Ven. Margaret Grayden service bulletin: FINAL Blue Christmas Service Bulletin 2020 Where’s the music? opening hymn: 12:13 sequence hymn: 17:53 anthem (Rose Vernans Caritattis): 31:38 anthem (The Yearning): 37:11 closing hymn: 42:58 postlude:…
Mary was given two blessings on that night in Nazareth: The blessing of being the mother of Christ Jesus But also the blessing of becoming a powerful symbol: the Virgin Mary. The Virgin Mary has been a symbol for 2,000 years of faithful discipleship. …
By Nick Buxton Being on Vestry was never really on my radar. It sounded like too much internal bureaucracy and too hierarchical, which didn’t sit well with my slightly anarchic activist tendencies. I was happy to be a mainly Sunday worshipper and if I…
Save the Date! Sunday, January 10, 2021 4:00-5:15 PM Soil, Health, and the Ecosystem: Why don’t we get the link? Guest speaker: Jessica Chiartas, a PhD Candidate in Soils & Biogeochemistry at UC Davis Soil, Health, and the Ecosystem: Why don’t we get the link?…
By the Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan Have you ever wanted something so badly, maybe even been so full of anticipation that you were practically giddy, and then had your hopes dashed? There is a particularly bitter disappointment we feel when an experience does not…
By the Rev. Dr. Pamela Dolan What voices are you listening to these days? I have a habit of carrying my phone around the house listening to podcasts and audiobooks while I do laundry or prepare dinner or just hang out on the sofa….
