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Homily preached by Frank Tuchols, Pastoral Associate St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 9, 2012 That was surprisingly rude of Jesus to speak to that woman in that way! But she was a gentile and gentiles commonly were referred to as “dogs” by Jews of Jesus’ time. […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 9, 2012 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. An elderly gentleman had a problem hearing for a number of years. He went to the doctor who was able to have him […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost – September 2, 2012 “The voice of my beloved! Look, he comes, leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills. My beloved is like a gazelle or a young stag. Look, there he stands behind our […]
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Sermon preached by Anne M. Watkins St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 26, 2012 Choose this day whom you will serve. In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. I want to commend you for your choice to be here this morning. After all, summer […]
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Homily preached by Frank Tuchols, Pastoral Associate St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost – The Feast of St. Mary the Virgin (transferred) – August 19, 2012 As we celebrate this ancient feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary I would like to focus our attention on the relationship that Mary […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of St. Mary the Virgin (transferred) – August 19, 2012 The rector was invited to attend a house party. Naturally, she was properly dressed and wore her priest clerical collar. A little boy kept staring at her the entire […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost – August 12, 2012 When I was a child, before Sunday evening service (yes, we went to church twice every Sunday!), we would have a light supper. Often it was sandwiches and a cup of tea. […]
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Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 5, 2012 There was a lot of scuttlebutt around here last Sunday and it continued on through the week. I did not hear one happy word about the lesson we read regarding the behavior […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost – August 5, 2012 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Reconciler. Amen. For the past several weeks, the first reading on Sunday is from the Old Testament Book of Samuel, offering a theological history of […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost – July 29, 2012 There is a church that I know, located in a small and economically depressed Midwestern town, with a tiny worshiping community. The few parishioners that were there were unable to support the […]
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