Sermon Day of Pentecost–June 4, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 2:1-21, Psalm 104:25-35,37, 1 Corinthians 12:3b-13, John 20:19-23 I have a friend in Atlanta who says in 1969, when she was six years old, she put up a poster in her room that said: “Make Love, Not War!” When her father...
Sermon Ascension Day–Sunday May 28, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 1:1-11, Psalm 47, Ephesians 1:15-23, Luke 24:44-53 Meditation teacher Tara Brach said some years ago a friend of hers was attending an interfaith conference which began by asking the group how they wanted to refer to the divine or “what it is that all...
A Special Parish Meeting was held on June 4 to approve a revision of the All Saints Bylaws. Click here to learn the latest status of the bylaws revision.
The sermon on 5/21 was given by past rector Walter Sobel. Due to technical difficulties, the first part of the sermon was not recorded. But the last half is here… Thank you Walter!
Sermon Easter 5, May 14, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 7:55-60, Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16, 1 Peter 2:2-10, John 14:1-14 I know some priests who when reading this gospel at funerals refuse to read the last line that says: “No one comes to the Father except through me”. They edit it out because...
Sermon Easter 4, May 7, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 2:42-47, Psalm 23, 1 Peter 2:19-25, John 10:1-10 Where is the place you feel loved and safe, where your soul is at peace? For me growing up, it was my grandparents’ house on Missionary Ridge, overlooking Chattanooga. That house became iconic in my dreams—in a...
Sermon Easter 2, April 23, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 2:14a,22-32, Psalm 16, 1 Peter 1:3-9, John 20:19-31 Sometimes the translators just get it wrong: the word “doubt” is not used in this reading. Jesus is not telling Thomas not to doubt, because he knows doubt is always a part of faith....
On Easter Day 2017, All Saints came together to participate in the on-going power of Resurrection in our lives and world. We all know how easy it is to slip into the cynicism that is gripping our country at the moment, so it is a profound act of healing and...
Sermon Easter Day, April 16, 2017 William Bradbury Acts 10: 34-43, Psalm 118: 1-2,14-24, Colossians 3: 1-4, John 20: 1-18 Driving home the other day I was surprised that the lead story on NPR “All Things Considered” was not about the 59 cruise missiles we sent onto a runway in Syria,...
Sermon Good Friday–April 14, 2017 William Bradbury Isaiah 52:13-53:12, Hebrews 10:16-25, John 18:1-19:42, Psalm 22 The church, under the guidance of the Spirit, always proclaims on Good Friday the Passion of Jesus from John’s Gospel. On Palm Sunday we always read a passion account from Matthew, Mark, or Luke (last...
