Sermon–November 2, 2014

Sermon All Saints’ Sunday November 2, 2014 William Bradbury   Revelation 7:9-17 Psalm 34:1-10, 22 1 John 3:1-3 Matthew 5:1-12 I always experience a cognitive dissonance on All Saints’ Day. On one hand, we are told in the passage from Revelation that the saints of God are those who “who...

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Calling All Seasonal Singers!

From Maggie Marshall, Minister of Music The Parish Choir welcomes seasonal singers to join us for our 12/14 service of Lessons and Carols and/or Christmas eve at 10p.m. All voice parts welcome! Rehearsals are: Thursdays 11/13, 11/20, 12/4, and 12/11 from 7:45-8:45, and Saturday 12/13 from 1-3p.m. For more information,...

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Sermon–October 26, 2014

Sermon 20 Pentecost—Proper 25-A October 26, 2014 William Bradbury     Deuteronomy 34:1-12 Ps 90:1-6, 13-17 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8 Matthew 22:34-46 Rabbis tell us that there are 613 commandments in their Scriptures—and all 613 come from God, not as a burden, but as a gift—for when we know the mind...

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Sunday Forum 11/2

On November 2, Cina Barker will lead a conversation about saints.  What is a saint?  What do we mean when we say someone is a saint?  What qualities does that imply?  Have you known a saint?  Join us for this timely discussion on All Saints Day.

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Forum Notes–Self-Help Vs God-Help October 19, 2014

FORUM NOTES Self-help to God-help October 19, 2012 William Bradbury  Philippians 2:12, 13  12 Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed me, not only in my presence, but much more now in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;13 for it is God who is at...

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Sermon–October 19, 2014

Sermon 19 Pentecost—Proper 24-A October 19, 2014 William Bradbury  Exodus 33:12-23 Psalm 99 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10 Matthew 22:15-22 In today’s hyperventilated 24/7 “gotcha politics” media environment the question would have been: Okay, Jesus we know you’re slick but since you’ve recently driven out the money changers from the temple it’s...

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Hidden in Plain Sight

Dear Friends in Christ, By now most of you have heard of the experiment in which subjects are asked to watch a video in which people are passing a basketball. The viewers are told to count the number of times the people dressed in white pass the ball to each...

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