Archive for 2016
The Pain and Joy of Community – Evensong Homily, October 23, 2016
Homily Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson Choral Evensong and Investiture of a Chorister The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 1 Corinthians 10:15-24; Matthew 18:15-20 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. What […]
Continue ReadingIn Praise of Feeling Bad About Yourself – October 23, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Third Sunday after Pentecost October 23, 2016 Jeremiah 14:7-10, 19-22; Psalm 84:1-6; 2 Timothy 4:6-8; 16-18; Luke 18:9-14 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them […]
Continue ReadingNever Underestimate Your Power – October 16, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Second Sunday after Pentecost October 16, 2016 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Genesis 32:22-31; Psalm 121; 2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:5; Luke 18:1-8 In 1990, in anticipation of my first meeting regarding my desire to be […]
Continue ReadingA Little Leper in All of Us – October 9, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost October 9, 2016 2 Kings 5:1-3, 7-15c; Psalm 111; 2 Timothy 2:8-15; Luke 17:11-19 Exhausted, starving, frightened people. They drifted from garbage heap to garbage heap finding only rags to wear and scraps to eat. When […]
Continue ReadingThe Solemnity of St. Michael & All Angels – October 2, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of St. Michael & All Angels (observed) October 2, 2016 Genesis 28:10-17; Psalm 103:19-22; Revelation 12:7-12; John 1:47-51 Feeling a bug coming on, Adelaide rushed to the pharmacy to pick up some medicine and upon returning to her car found […]
Continue ReadingIncome Disparity for Lazarus & Today – September 25, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Helen Durany, Deacon St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 25, 2016 Amos 6:1a, 4-7; Psalm 146; 1 Timothy 6:6-16; Luke 16:19-31 May only Your word be spoken, Lord; and only Your word be heard; in the Name of the Father, Son, and Holy […]
Continue ReadingA Heart for the Poor — September 18, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Dr. Carolyn Sharp St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 18, 2016 Amos 8:4-7; Psalm 113; 1 Timothy 2: 1-7; Luke 16:1-13 Holy God, we praise You for the grace with which You call us back to Yourself. You enfold us in times of peace and […]
Continue ReadingFinding Innocence — September 11, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost September 11, 2016 Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. […]
Continue ReadingThe Hero -September 4, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost September 4, 2016 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. Deuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33 It’s a […]
Continue ReadingJesus is Watching Us Closely – August 28, 2016
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost August 28, 2016 Hebrews 13:1-3, 5-8, 15-16; Luke 14:1, 7-14 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. It was always very dangerous to invite Jesus for dinner. Make no mistake about it. His hosts did […]
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