Sermon Advent 4-C December 20, 2015 William Bradbury Micah 5:2-5a, Canticle 15, Hebrews 10:5-10, Luke 1:39-45, (46-55) We have a celebration of women today in the gospel—or better, a celebration of Jewish women. Young Mary newly pregnant with Jesus, visits her cousin, old Elizabeth, 6 months into her pregnancy with John the Baptist,...
This Advent season has been a busy, joyful, bustling time for our Church School groups! Between Advent wreath making, creating raffle baskets for the Holiday Fair, and preparing for our annual Christmas Pageant, we’ve also taken time to focus on the joy and promise this wonderful season brings! Check...
Sermon Advent 3—Year C December 13, 2015 William Bradbury Zephaniah 3:14-20, Canticle 9, Philippians 4:4-7, Luke 3:7-18 Blaise Pascal was a French mathematician of the first order, creating one of the first mechanical calculators. He was also a physicist, and religious philosopher. He died of stomach cancer in 1662 at...
The beautiful poinsettias surrounding the altar on Christmas represent the memorial gifts of parishioners in remembrance of loved ones, with a donation of $5 per name. Details are in the 2023 Christmas Memorials & Poinsettias form, where several types of Christmas gifts may be made. After Christmas, the poinsettias are...
Sermon Advent 2 December 6, 2015 William Bradbury Baruch 5:1-9, Canticle 16, Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 3:1-6 Since the Church is called to proclaim resurrection I want to see today if we can resurrect a word that has become dead to most of us. Not dead in the sense that no one uses it,...
Sermon November 29, 2015 Guest Priest – Jon McKenzie (written sermon not available)
Many thanks to all who have volunteered beds to date. I am inching closer to my total needed, and have roughly 57 of 77 beds. I am working on developing the schedule, to show you all how manageable and fun this British invasion will be!
Sermon Last Pentecost—B November 22, 2015 William Bradbury 2 Samuel 23:1-7, Psalm 132:1-13, (14-19), Revelation 1:4b-8, John 18:33-37 Pilate asks Jesus: “Are you the King of the Jews?” Jesus answers, “My kingdom is not from this world.”So what does this encounter that took place 2000 years ago have to tell us about...
