Sermons
The Ball is Now in Our Court – May 14, 2017
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter May 14, 2017 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer and Life-sustainer. Amen. Chaim Potok was a deeply religious Jew, rabbi and prolific author of novels. He once gave a lecture at Johns Hopkins University […]
Continue ReadingHearing the Voice of the Good Shepherd – May 7, 2017
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend E. Suzanne Wille St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Easter May 7, 2017 The Reverend E. Suzanne Wille is the rector of the Episcopal Church of All Saints in Indianapolis, Indiana and served as a seminarian intern at St. Paul’s on the Green while […]
Continue ReadingBe Present, Be Present, O Jesus, Our Great High Priest – April 30, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Easter April 30, 2017 Let us pray. Be present, be present, O Jesus our great High Priest, as you were present with your disciples, and be known to us in the breaking of bread. Amen. G.K. Chesterton’s […]
Continue ReadingHope – April 23, 2017 Guest Preacher: The Right Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori
A Sermon Preached by the Right Reverend Katharine Jefferts Schori 26th Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Easter April 23, 2017 Hope. What does ‘hope’ mean to you? It’s a word often on our lips and perhaps less often in our hearts and hands. […]
Continue ReadingResurrection: What It Means for Me – Easter Day, April 16, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Easter Day April 16, 2017 Alleluia! Christ is risen! The Lord is risen indeed. Alleluia! It is always with great joy and holy fanfare that the community of St. Paul’s on the Green gathers to celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus […]
Continue ReadingThe Story Was Saving His Life – The Great Vigil of Easter: April 15, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Great Vigil of Easter April 15, 2017 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. A character in Salman Rushdie’s novel […]
Continue ReadingWashing Feet is Messy … and Intimate – Maundy Thursday, April 13, 2107
Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Maundy Thursday April 13, 2017 In the Name of God, who creates and loves us, Jesus who saves and befriends us, and the Holy Spirit who sustains. us. Amen. An advertisement popped up in my email this week. On the left […]
Continue ReadingThe City in Turmoil – Palm Sunday: April 9, 2017
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Palm Sunday April 9, 2017 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. At least at first, it seems like a […]
Continue ReadingHoly Week and Easter at St. Paul’s
Palm Sunday: April 9 9:00 AM & 11:00 AM — two identical services: Blessing of Palms, Procession, and Solemn Eucharist with full choir Coffee & fellowship following ~ No Adult Forum 9:00 PM – Compline 20-Minutes of Soaring Gregorian Chant in a Candlelit Church Monday, April 10 6:00 pm — Evening Prayer Tuesday, April 11 […]
Continue ReadingTreating Terrorists – March 26, 2017
Sermon Preached by the Reverent Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday in Lent March 26, 2017 Let us pray. O God before whose face we are not made righteous even by being right: free us from the need to justify ourselves by our own anxious striving, that we may […]
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