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homily-2011-03-27
Homily Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Lent – March 27, 2011 If you’ve been attending church for any length of time, you’re probably familiar with the Gospel story I just read. As a child I learned lots of songs about the Samaritan […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Lent – March 27, 2011 May the wells of God’s grace be found beside the road, Christ Jesus meet us in unexpected ways and the Spirit be with us on ever hill and in every valley. Amen. […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Lent – March 13, 2011 May God be in our beginning, our center, and our ending. Amen. Once upon a time, an Eskimo hunter went to see the local missionary who had been preaching to the village. […]
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Evensong Homily Preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany – March 6, 2011 Welcome to St. Paul’s on the Green and this glorious celebration of Choral Evensong on this the Last Sunday of Epiphany; a fitting way to move toward the beginning of […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany – March 6, 2011 “Jesus led them up a high mountain where he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.” In the Name of our […]
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Homily Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Epiphany – March 6, 2011 There is a Celtic saying that heaven and earth are only three feet apart, but in the thin places that distance is even smaller. A thin place is where the veil […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 27, 2011 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. Comedian Lily Tomlin once said (while in character): “I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore. After all, what is reality […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany – February 20, 2011 In the name of God: creator, enlightener, and sanctifier. Amen. It happens every Sunday. The organ breaks into a hymn and a procession forms and moves from the High Altar through […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 13, 2011 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. When my kids were small, we had some family rules – wipe your feet when you come into the house, wash your […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of the Presentation (transferred) – February 6, 2011 “How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! Happy are they who dwell in your house!” This excerpt from Psalm 84 sets the stage for my preaching today […]
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