Archive for 2011
Evensong-2011-03-06
Evensong Homily Preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany – March 6, 2011 Welcome to St. Paul’s on the Green and this glorious celebration of Choral Evensong on this the Last Sunday of Epiphany; a fitting way to move toward the beginning of […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany – March 6, 2011 “Jesus led them up a high mountain where he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.” In the Name of our […]
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Homily Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Epiphany – March 6, 2011 There is a Celtic saying that heaven and earth are only three feet apart, but in the thin places that distance is even smaller. A thin place is where the veil […]
Continue Readingsermon-2011-02-27
Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 27, 2011 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. Comedian Lily Tomlin once said (while in character): “I refuse to be intimidated by reality anymore. After all, what is reality […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany – February 20, 2011 In the name of God: creator, enlightener, and sanctifier. Amen. It happens every Sunday. The organ breaks into a hymn and a procession forms and moves from the High Altar through […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 13, 2011 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. When my kids were small, we had some family rules – wipe your feet when you come into the house, wash your […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Feast of the Presentation (transferred) – February 6, 2011 “How dear to me is your dwelling, O Lord of hosts! Happy are they who dwell in your house!” This excerpt from Psalm 84 sets the stage for my preaching today […]
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Homily preached by the Reverend Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after the Epiphany – January 16, 2011 At the heart of today’s Gospel reading is an enigmatic exchange between Jesus and two strangers. Having seen the two people following him, Jesus stops and questions them, “ What are […]
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Evensong Homily Preached by the Rev’d Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Conversion of St. Paul’s (transferred) – January 23, 2011 When I was very young, I remember reflecting on what it would be like to be an adult. Adults after all were responsible, always knew the best thing to do, […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday after the Epiphany – January 30, 2011 As you may know, I attended seminary at Chicago Theological Seminary, which is located right in the heart of the University of Chicago campus. The main entrance to the seminary is […]
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