Year B 2 Kings 2:1-12 Psalm 50:1-6 2 Corinthians 4:3-6 Mark 9:2-9 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… When my daughter was about four-years-old… she had one of those orange and yellow… foot-propelled… Little Tikes toy cars… she loved it… because she was able to pretend to drive… she was able to pretend...
Year B Isaiah 40:21-31 Psalm 147:1-12, 21c 1 Corinthians 9:16-23 Mark 1:29-39 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… There’s a saying attributed to St. Francis of Assisi… Preach the Gospel constantly… use words when necessary… and the words in our passage from Isaiah resemble images… some of which… are like readings from the...
There’ll be no reference to Valentine’s Day during our joint Ash Wednesday service this year, even though they both fall on the same day. They shared the calendar in 1923, 1934, 1945, and more recently in 2018; and will again in 2029. But that will be the last time they’ll “kiss” during this century. Valentine’s...
Year B Deuteronomy 18:15-20 Psalm 111 1 Corinthians 8:1-13 Mark 1:21-28 May the words of my mouth O God… speak your truth… Our reading from Deuteronomy this morning… references… refers to Deuteronomy 5:22… and those verses after God established… and Moses shared… the Ten Commandments… it describes how the unfiltered experience of God’s voice… and the purifying heat...
01/21/2024 The Rev. Pauline Standley (aka “Pastor Polly”) presided at our service today so that Rev. Mike could preside and attend Holy Trinity Episcopal’s annual meeting. Her sermon is not available in printed format, but you can view the service on our Facebook page HERE