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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – July 13, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. For the next three Sundays, the Gospel passages are a series of parables or short stories with metaphors and […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost – July 6, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. The few verses from Matthew that comprise our Gospel lesson today follow the story of John the Baptist sending […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday after Pentecost – June 29, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. In the early 1990’s, at the end of her first year in Divinity School, Stephanie Spellers arrived at an […]
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Sermon preached by Peter Thompson, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT PRIDE Service – June 22, 2014 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. As my time at college was ending, I reminisced […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after Pentecost – June 22, 2014 A cowboy appeared before St. Peter at the Pearly Gates. “Have you ever done anything of particular merit?” St. Peter asked. “Well, I can think of one thing. On a trip to […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Day of Pentecost – June 8, 2014 God’s love for us is as warm as a flame, reaching into every cold place and breathing new life as the Creator, Redeemer, and Sustainer. Amen. In his book, Non Campus Mentis, Professor […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Trinity Sunday – June 15, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. Every once in a while, we get a chance to meet someone new – Often times the conversation of a first meeting […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday of Easter – May 25, 2014 May each day hold a greeting from the Spirit of God, each night be visited by the dove of peace, and the life of God-with-us be lived in wisdom, truth, and grace. […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sunday of the Ascension – June 1, 2014 In the Name of God: cosmic creator, ascended Christ, and enabling Spirit. Amen. Our worship leaflet refers to this day as “Sunday of the Ascension,” for we are celebrating a feast which […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fourth Sunday of Easter – May 11, 2014 In the name of God who made and knows us; the Savior, who redeems and befriends us; and the Spirit, who enlightens and sustains us. Amen. Jesuit priest and psychotherapist, Anthony de […]
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