Sermons & Newsletter Articles

Taking Risks

Year A Genesis 12:1-9 Psalm 33:1-12 Romans 4:13-25 Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… Raise your hand if you consider yourself to be a risk taker…  no wait…  stop…  don’t just…  yet…  maybe it would help to define the kinds of risks I’m talking about…  what about speeding up instead...

Dance Me

Year A Genesis 1:1-2:4a Canticle 13 (BCP) 2 Corinthians 13:11-13 Matthew 28:16-20 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… In 1963…  Sydney Carter wrote the lyrics to the Lord of the Dance…  he was at least partly inspired by Jesus when he wrote… “I don’t know whether Jesus ever leaped in Galilee… to the...

EDEIO

No. This isn’t an updated version of Old McDonald Had a Farm (Ee i ee i o). It stands for Episcopal Diocesan Ecumenical and Interreligious Officer. EDEIO is the national network of those designated by their diocesan bishops with special responsibility for encouraging the search for the wider visible unity of Christ’s Church and...

Pentecost

On Sunday, May 28th – Pentecost Sunday – the Rev. Pauline Standley (“Pastor Polly”) presided at Two Churches. While her sermon is not available in written form, you can watch a podcast of it (or the entire service is you wish) on our Facebook page at: facebook/hcealc . The sermon begins at about the...

That We May Be One

Year A Acts 1:1-14 Psalm 68:1-10, 33-36 1 Peter 4:12-14; 5:6-11 John 17:1-11 May the words of my mouth O God…  speak your truth… In Genesis…  we learn about God being in relationship with the first humans…  about God coming into the Garden…  walking in the Garden…  about giving us some guidelines…  guidelines which would at least help...