Archive for 2016
Summertime Event at St. Paul’s
St. Paul’s is hosting “Summertime at St. Paul’s”, celebrating the good ol’ summer days on Saturday, June 18 from 10am-3pm. Invite family and friends to enjoy … … our historic grounds with tours of the building and labyrinth … browsing and buying at diverse vendor booths … shopping for local produce from the Farmer’s Market […]
Continue ReadingMaking Things Up Again – May 22, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday May 22, 2016 Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31; Psalm 8; Romans 5:1-5; John 16:12-15 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. […]
Continue ReadingThose “In-Between” Times of Life – May 8, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ascension Sunday (observed) May 8, 2016 Acts 1:1-11; Ephesians 1:15-23; Luke 24:44-53 May our lives shine with the brightness of God’s grace, the warmth of Christ’s caring, and the vitality of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Does anyone not know what […]
Continue ReadingHistoric Church Figure & Social Activist to Preach — 5/15
The Right Reverend Barbara Harris, African American clergywoman and social activist who was the first female bishop in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Communion, will preach at St. Paul’s on the Green on Sunday, May 15, (Pentecost Sunday) at both the 9 and 11 am services. Bishop Harris was bishop suffragan of the Diocese […]
Continue ReadingRejoice in the Spirit – May 1, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Dr. Carolyn J. Sharp Professor of Hebrew Scriptures, Yale Divinity School St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter May 1, 2016 Acts 16:9-15; Revelation 21:10, 22-22:5 ; John 14:23-29 Holy God, we long for Your presence; we hunger for Your grace. Scripture calls us to You. Teach us to listen […]
Continue ReadingWhat Does Love Look Like? – April 24, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday of Easter – April 24, 2016 In the name of God, who made and knows us, Jesus, who redeems and befriends us, and the Holy Spirit, who enlightens and sustains us. Amen. A mother was preparing pancakes for her […]
Continue ReadingThere Was A Lot Going on That Morning at the Beach – April 10, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Easter – April 10, 2016 In the Name of the Risen Jesus who often appears as the stranger in our midst. Amen. When life gets tough, when we become disoriented, perplexed, and fearful, when the changes of […]
Continue ReadingThe God Who Beckons – April 3, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Easter April 3, 2016 Acts 5:27-32; Psalm 150; Revelation 1:4-8; John 20:19-31 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. It’s […]
Continue ReadingWhy I Believe in the Resurrection – March 27, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Easter Day March 27, 2016 Acts 10:34-43; Colossians 3:1-4; Luke 24:1-12 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. […]
Continue ReadingThe Beginning – March 26, 2016
Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Great Vigil of Easter March 26, 2016 Genesis 1:1, 26-31; Genesis 7:11-18, 8:13-19; Exodus 14:21-15:1; Luke 24:1-12 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in […]
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