Archive for 2014
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Sermon preached by Anne M. Watkins, Associate for Member Incorporation St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of St. Mary the Virgin (transferred) – August 17, 2014 In the Name of God, who creates and pursues, Jesus, who loves and redeems, and the Holy Spirit, who guides and sustains. Amen There’s just something about […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost – August 3, 2014 The lessons we heard this morning are two of my favorites. The first lesson from Isaiah, is one of the scripture lessons that is suggested for burial services. When I have anything […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost – July 27, 2014 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. An elderly gentleman had a problem hearing for a number of years. Finally, he went to the doctor who was able to fit […]
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Sermon preached by Peter Thompson, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost – July 20, 2014 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. For the past few weeks, I […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – July 13, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. For the next three Sundays, the Gospel passages are a series of parables or short stories with metaphors and […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – July 6, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. The few verses from Matthew that comprise our Gospel lesson today follow the story of John the Baptist sending […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 29, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. In the early 1990’s, at the end of her first year in Divinity School, Stephanie Spellers arrived at an […]
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Sermon preached by Peter Thompson, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT PRIDE Service – June 22, 2014 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. As my time at college was ending, I reminisced […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 22, 2014 A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asked. “Well, I can think of one thing. On a trip to […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Day of Pentecost – June 8, 2014 God’s love for us is as warm as a flame, reaching into every cold place and breathing new life as the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. In his book, Non Campus Mentis, Professor […]
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