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Sermon preached by Kit Sharp, Seminarian Intern St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 13, 2012 Please pray with me as I borrow words from Julian of Norwich, a medieval mystic and theologian: Beloved, may I speak to you of Jesus Christ, our true Mother, the one who […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter – May 6, 2012 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier. Amen. “Hear what the Spirit is saying to the people.” That’s the instruction we get at the conclusion of the reading of the […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Easter – April 29, 2012 C.S. Lewis once said that there are three things God wants for us: to love, to be loved and to grow up. Today is Good Shepherd Sunday and the church, in its […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Easter – April 22, 2012 For two years while I was in seminary, I served as an intern at a local Episcopal church. One of my responsibilities during that time was being a storyteller in the Godly […]
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Sermon preached by Robert Berra, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Easter – April 15, 2012 I have been sitting with this story of “Doubting Thomas” all week. It has been rather uncomfortable. I’ve been a bit haunted by the phrase “Blessed are those who have not seen and […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Maundy Thursday – April 5, 2012 People are quirky, and the Church, being filled with people, is occasionally absurd. The Church, over the course of the last two millennia, identified as many as seven sacraments—as many as seven surefire ways to […]
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Sermon preached by Dr. Fredrica Harris Thompsett St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Great Vigil of Easter – April 7, 2012 Resplendent God, Be with us that we may fully be with you, On this most holy night. Amen. This is the night. (i) This is the night. This is the night, the […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Easter Day – April 8, 2012 May the wonder of Christ’s rising be seen in every dawn, the love of God as wide as the skies, and the power of the Holy Spirit invite us into each moment. Amen. The four-year-old […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Lent – March 25, 2012 I was reading, “The Cost of Discipleship,” a book by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, which I commend to you all, the summer I attended a conference in Texas to discern whether I should attend […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Lent – March 18, 2012 God be with us expanding creative life into the distance; Christ be with us moving grace closer than we have ever dreamed; Holy Spirit warm the world with hope. Amen. A man […]
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