Archive for July, 2019
Persistent Prayer – July 28, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Seventh Sunday after Pentecost (Track 2) In the name of the God who loves us totally, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN. In the 5th century St. Augustine remarked “Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is restless […]
Continue ReadingUpgrading St. Paul’s
As we’ve announced the last few weeks, a generous parishioner has donated $20,000 to install a new floor in our Parish Hall, provided we can match those dollars to help with other issues around campus that need attention. Not only does the parish computer system use Windows Vista and 7, the hardware and server are […]
Continue ReadingMary and Martha – July 21, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after Pentecost (Track 2) In the name of our God, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. AMEN. If you read between the lines of the sermon blurb, you surmised that this is not a favorite passage of mine, in spite of […]
Continue ReadingThe Good Samaritan – July 14, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Canon Richard Tombaugh St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost (Track 2) Once again this morning we have heard the parable we all know by heart: the story of the Good Samaritan. The story is simple: A Jew walking the 17 mile rocky and desolate […]
Continue ReadingEvangelism of Presence – July 7, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost (Track 2) In God’s most Holy Name, Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. AMEN. One of the things I was struck by on my pilgrimage last month was distances. From one place to another. From Nazareth to Nablus. From […]
Continue ReadingTo Jerusalem, But First… – June 30, 2019
Sermon preached by the Reverend Louise Kalemkerian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday after Pentecost (Track 2) In the name of the most Holy, most loving God, Creator, Redeemer and Sustainer. AMEN. Today we begin the long Travel Narrative in Luke’s Gospel, which ends with Jesus’ arrival in Jerusalem on Palm […]
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