Archive for July, 2016
Keep Praying – July 24, 2016
A Sermon preached by the Reverend Peter Thompson St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Tenth Sunday after Pentecost July 24, 2016 Genesis 18:20-32; Luke 11:1-13 Let us pray. Take our lives and let them be Consecrated, Lord, to Thee; Take our moments and our days, Let them flow in ceaseless praise. Amen. Prayer: […]
Continue ReadingFear: An Insidious, Divisive, Contagious Villian — July 17, 2016
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Ninth Sunday after Pentecost July 17, 2016 In the name of the God who made and knows us, the Savior who redeems and befriends us, and the Spirit who enlightens and sustains us. Amen. On a Sunday as hot and […]
Continue ReadingPrayers at Compline — July 10, 2016
These prayers were offered during the regular service of Compline on Sunday, July 10, 2016 in response to the series of tragic shooting which occurred in rapid succession in Baton Rouge (LA), St. Paul (MN), and Dallas (TX). Here we are again. Yet again we come together to recognize several tragic losses of life resulting […]
Continue ReadingMourning Doves and Neighbors — July 10, 2016
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Eighth Sunday after Pentecost July 10, 2016 Deuteronomy 30:9-14; Luke 10:25-37 One of the simple pleasures I enjoy is watching the variety of birds that visit the feeders in my front yard. I especially love the vividness of the […]
Continue ReadingThe Padre’s Ponderings — As I See It: Dallas, St. Paul, Baton Rouge, Orlando …
It is less than a month since the horrible Orlando massacre of 49 people and wounding of many others and again we face the truth of how gun violence, prejudice, and hatred make for a lethal combination that tears at the fabric of all that is good in God’s creation. Columbine — Aurora — Blacksburg […]
Continue ReadingA New Order — July 3, 2016
A Sermon Preached by the Reverend Carlos de la Torre St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost July 3, 2016 Isaiah 66:10-14; Galatians 6:(1-6) 7-16; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Blessed be name of the Lord from this time forth and forevermore. Amen. A few weeks ago, a dear friend and I […]
Continue ReadingThe Padre’s Ponderings — As I See It: Independence Day
Monday is Independence Day, a national holiday that hasits origin in our nation’s declaring its independence from England and regarding the American colonies as a new nation. We have associated this day with the securing and protecting of our freedom. Wars have been fought and much blood shed to ensure it. Typically, people take long […]
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