Archive for February, 2012
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Lent – February 26, 2012 May the Ark of God’s covenant be beneath us, Christ walk ahead of us into the deep waters of life, and the Spirit be the dove of hope above us. Amen. […]
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Sermon preached by Jacques Jimenez, Vestry Member St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ash Wednesday – February 22, 2012 When the celebrant puts a smear of ash on your forehead in a few minutes, he or she will say, “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” In saying this, the […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after the Epiphany – February 19, 2012 In the name of our one God: Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. Amen. General Douglas MacArthur once told of a difficult situation he faced as a cadet at West Point. “The first section,” […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 12, 2012 Both the Old Testament reading and Gospel today tell stories of healing and transformation. In the times that they occurred, any number of skin diseases could be identified as leprosy, whether […]
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Sermon preached by the Rev’d Adam Yates St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 5, 2012 In seminary, I had a professor who absolutely loved to talk about demons. Every time they were mentioned in class, his face would light right up. I admit that my friends […]
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