Sermon 10 Pentecost—Proper 15—A August 17, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 45:1-15 Psalm 133 Romans 11:1-2a, 29-32 Matthew 15:10-28 There’s been a lot of fierceness in the news this week: We’ve seen the fierceness of hate: ISIS fighters driving Yazidis out of their homes and into the mountains of northern...
Have we got your attention? We hope so! The Church School Council will be asking the entire parish to join us on Sunday, Sept. 14th for Church School Sunday as we present to you our Church School Programs. We will ask those who can stay after the 10am service to gather in...
From the littlest shavers* to our young adults, you are invited to a friendly chat with our Priest-in-charge, Bill, on Sunday, September 14th. Here are the details: When: 9:30 am-9:45 am Where: In the Parish Hall Why: Bill would like to welcome you to a new church year! How: with...
Sermon 8 Pentecost—Proper 13-A August 3, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 A wild friend of mine who is a recently minted Quaker pastor is getting married in a couple of weeks to a woman from Texas who is an opera singer in...
Sermon 7 Pentecost—Proper 12-A July 27, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis Psalm Romans 8: 26-39 Matthew 13: 31-33, 44-52 “For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height, nor depth, nor anything else in all...
Friends in Christ, I wonder: What if I were to start each day as if it were fresh and new? What if today were not being run by yesterday?
Sermon 6 Pentecost—Proper 11-A July 20, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm 139: 1-11, 22-23 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-46 Jacob has every reason to be on the move. He’s stolen the blessing of his blind father Isaac which rightfully belongs to his older brother Esau and Esau is furious!...
Sermon 5 Pentecost—Proper 10-A July 13, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13: 1-9, 18-23 Jesus is talking to a crowd at the beach. He says, “Listen…a sower goes out to sow.” And what do we hear? From our perspective the sower is throwing...
Sermon 3 Pentecost—Proper 8-A June 29, 2014 William Bradbury Genesis 22:1-14 Psalm 13 Romans 6:12-23 Matthew 10:40-42 Abraham is rightly called the Father of faith. In Genesis 15:6 the LORD tells Abraham his “descendants shall be as numerous as the stars”, and “Abraham believed the LORD; and the LORD...
I was fortunate enough to attend my 13th conference of the Association of Anglican Musicians last week in Washington, DC. I went two days early, to finish out my 2 year commitment as secretary on the AAM Board, at our pre-conference board meeting.
