Thanksgiving Sermon: Lepers of the Field

Preached without notes and some of the points in this sermon could have been developed a bit more but I hope it will be a good jumping off point for your own reflections. So much can be said about what "thankfulness" means in the Christian context. Ultimately life itself is God's greatest gift to us...come what may...and all of life can be devoted to praising and thanking God.


http://sermon.net/spoth/sermonid/119757563

Bishop Ted Gulick's sermon for Christ the King Sunday

November 20, 2011

Powerful preaching!
http://sermon.net/spoth/sermonid/119754883

Youth Group is Growing!

What a great youth group we had today! Thanks to a member who invited her new neighbors' kids to come to youth group, we had 7 in youth group this afternoon when we met at 4pm. Matt and Amber, two college students who grew up in our youth group, are now leading the group with me, and they are the best! Do you know middle school or high school kids in your neighborhood who might enjoy/benefit from our youth group? Invite them/their parents to come caroling with us on December 11th; we will meet at church that Sunday at 3pm. (Snow date, Dec. 18th). Pictured here are the bags and the "thanksgiving" flags we made during youth group.

Pictures from Sunday, November 20, 2011

We had a wonderful celebration with Bishop Ted (Gulick) today. Pictured with Bp. Ted and me are Daria, who was received into the Episcopal Church, and Matt who was baptized (and confirmed as he received the Episcopal laying-on-of-hands as part of his baptism). We also had five persons who reaffirmed their baptismal vows: Alisha, Bill, William, Lee, and Glen. Over 100 attended the service, and many stayed for the Parish Thanksgiving Lunch. We gave Bp. Ted a SPOTH Labyrinth T-shirt, which you see him wearing during the lunch. Also attending the lunch were the Rev. Ralph Bayfield and the Rev. Maeva Bayfield, who are now part of our community. Lokie and Grace Voight received a special blessing from the bishop during the service in celebration of their 62nd wedding anniversary.

Sermon for November 13, 2011: Talents in Need

An excellent and thought provoking sermon from the Rev. Dr. Ellen Richardson, priest-in-residence at St. Paul's on-the-Hill

http://sermon.net/spoth/sermonid/119748724

All Saints' Sunday Sermon

Life with God, Now and Forever

http://sermon.net/spoth/sermonid/119742398

All Saints' Sunday Sermon Preview

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All Saints' Day, which we are celebrating during our services this weekend, is a great day to come to church to connect with God who loves us so much that God will never let us go. We remember all those we love but see no longer, knowing that God cares for them and that we are still connected to them as members of the Body of Christ and the communion of saints. All Saints' Day can put all of life in perspective if we are open to being so transformed by God. This day helps us to see beyond our immediate circumstances as we look to the life promised to us by God, the life we are able to living into in part now, and the life we will know fully one day.