Sermon on May 17, 2026“Set Free“By: Rev. Debbie Hawkins Set free. Sometimes I worry about being found acceptable in God’s sight, about accumulating enough “brownie points,” as someone recently put it, to be considered worthy of heaven or God’s care. I worry I need…
Sermon on May 31, 2026“An Ecosystem of Love“By: Rev. Pamela Dolan When I was in middle school, I briefly took part in a confirmation class at my local Roman Catholic parish. I say “briefly,” because I’m not sure how many classes I attended, but…
Sermon on May 3, 2026“Satisfaction”By: Rev. Pamela DolanGospel: John 14: 1-14 There’s a reason that one of the most enduring and popular rock songs of all time is the Rolling Stones’s “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” which was released before I was born and…
Sermon on May 10, 2026“Loneliness”By: Mae Barnes, lay preacher Loneliness is haunting our society. We all are aware of it from time to time, but never has loneliness been so powerful and so dangerous. Truth be told, the fear of loneliness is a very…
Sermon on April 19, 2026“Jesus the Stranger”By: The Very Rev. Pamela DolanGospel: Luke 24: 13-35 I was listening to a science podcast recently and was intrigued to hear that “research shows” that people enjoy small talk a lot more than they think they will….
Sermon on April 4, 2026“Practicing Resurrection with Easter Courage”By: The Ven. Margaret GraydenGospel: Matthew 28: 1-10 Some of the most amazing, awesome things start in darkness. Like new life. New life takes root in the darkness of the earth, in the darkness of space,…
Sermon on April 12, 2026“Doubting Thomases”By: The Rev. Ernie Lewis Today we find ourselves in a locked room where some of Jesus’s closest followers are huddled together as they try, in the midst of their grief and fear, to make some kind of sense…
Sermon on April 5, 2026“Jesus the Gardener”By: The Very Rev. Pamela Dolan A few months ago, I did something I’d never done before and bought a piece of art for myself. It is an icon of Jesus the Gardener, and I first saw it…
Sermon on April 2, 2026“This Love Thing”By: The Very Rev. Pamela Dolan In a recent podcast, the author and historian Kate Bowler told a story about visiting her aging parents with her young son in tow. She has a great relationship with her parents,…
Sermon on March 15, 2026“Remember”By: The Rev. Debbie Hawkins The language of the New Testament and particularly of the gospel of John at times feels like a physical assault and leave us wondering why we are here. We heard some of that in the…
