Archive for March, 2019
Changing Direction – March 24, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday in Lent In the name of our all-loving God, Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. AMEN. I believe that the word of God, even though written thousands of years ago, speaks to us in the 21st century. At the same time, […]
Continue ReadingThe Second Sunday in Lent – March 17, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday in Lent In the name of all-loving God, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. AMEN. Sometimes the lessons we get on Sunday morning are hard to connect with our 21st century lives. And sometimes the connections are a little too close […]
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Celebrating the Ministry of Fr. Nicholas Lang
As St. Paul’s prepares to wish Fr. Nicholas a fond farewell and a happy retirement, after over two decades of faithful ministry at the church, we as a community will have many opportunities to gather and celebrate all his years of work here. The chief event will be a celebration in the church on Sunday, […]
Continue ReadingThe Wilderness of our Lives – March 10, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday in Lent The wilderness: by definition an uncultivated, uninhabited, and inhospitable region. I am always amazed at those who seek it out in some form, even living there for a time in all its barrenness, crudeness, and endangerment. […]
Continue ReadingAsh Wednesday – March 6, 2019
Sermon preached by Seminarian Greg Baker St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ash Wednesday My mom always took me to church on Ash Wednesday when I was a kid. I always participated in the whole thing, but I don’t remember much the services, except the part when we’d go up and get our ashes. […]
Continue ReadingEach of us shines with God’s light – March 3, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Epiphany In God’s most holy name, Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. AMEN. Why do you come to church week in and week out? It’s not a trick question, and there are no wrong answers. I confess I ask myself […]
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