Thanksgiving Day Propers
Deuteronomy 26:1-11
This Thursday, we will celebrate Thanksgiving at St. Philip’s. Your new rector has not yet experienced the great Thanksgiving feast in Wyatt Hall, yet she looks forward to doing so. I know that the sights and smells of hams and turkeys and dressing and pumpkin pies will fill this place. I know [...]
Archive for November, 2007
Thanksgiving for God’s Provision
Posted in Sermons on November 18, 2007 | No Comments »
Music of the Spheres
Posted in Uncategorized on November 16, 2007 | No Comments »
We had much-needed rain this week again, and then last night, the temps took a bit of a dive. Today, it’s been sunny, but a little windy.
This is okay. I pulled the blinds completely up in the two windows in my little home office, and the sunlight has poured in for most of the day. Also, one [...]
God of the Living
Posted in Sermons on November 11, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Proper 27C
Job 19:23-27a 2 Thess 2:1-5, 13-17 Luke 20:27-38
“Now he is God not of the dead, but of the living; for to him all of them are alive.”
Today, some Sadducees come to test Jesus with a question about resurrection. Now we usually hear more about Pharisees, so who are the Sadducees? They are people in [...]
Celebration of New Ministry
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2007 | 4 Comments »
It was a glorious afternoon as all of us at St. Philip’s celebrated all of our ministries!
But first, the disclaimer. Despite rumors, the new rector did not plan to set the fire alarms off, thereby inviting that big noisy truck to come–with sirens wailing–to the Celebration of New Ministry!
It is true. Earlier on Sunday–between Sunday’s [...]
Saints in Heaven. . .and on Earth
Posted in Sermons on November 6, 2007 | No Comments »
Feast of All Saints 04 November, 2007
Ecclesiasticus 2:1-11 Ephesians 1:11-23 Luke 6:20-36
The Feast of All Saints is one of those rare times when the entire liturgy focuses upon the intersection of things both earthly and heavenly. The writer of Ecclesiasticus comforts and encourages everyday people who live their lives of faith in the midst of [...]
To Whom (In the Anglican Communion) It May Concern. . .
Posted in Uncategorized on November 1, 2007 | 1 Comment »
