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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Ash Wednesday – March 5, 2014 Anonymous comments posted on the internet: “The first person that I see on Ash Wednesday with a cross on their forehead always scares the living….daylights out of me until I remember.” And another: “I hope […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Lent – March 9, 2014 The world is often found by passing through the wilderness, but we go there in courage because Christ has walked that way before us. Amen. I just heard about a new bumper […]
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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: The Transfiguration of Our Lord – March 2, 2014 In the name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier. Amen. I don’t have many phobias but one I will share is my fear of driving over bridges—not […]
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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 23, 2014 In the Name of God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Antonia Brenner died last year at the age of 86. Known as the “Prison Angel,” she left a comfortable life in […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 16, 2014 Friday was Valentine’s Day—a day that followed a Nor’easter and left us surrounded by snow. Life in states in the south came to a halt and one official canceled St. Valentine’s […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany – February 9, 2014 If you were to come to my house for coffee – and if you wanted milk in your coffee – or, heaven forbid, sugar – you’d be out of luck. Half […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Niciholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple – February 2, 2014 Today we celebrate the feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Unfortunately, most of the country woke up this morning anticipating “Groundhog Day” and a forecast about […]
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Sermon preached by Peter D. Thompson, Seminarian St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Conversion of St. Paul: Our Patronal Feast – January 26, 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. In Disney’s […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday after the Epiphany – January 19, 2014 He’s back again. Weather-beaten, locus-eating John the Baptist—a character who jumps out of the Gospel in Advent and reappears in this season of Epiphany. In last Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus sought John […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Baptism of Our Lord – January 12, 2014 In the name of the living God: Creator, Redeemer, Sustainer. Amen. Today we celebrate the baptism of Jesus – it is one of the four days of the year traditionally identified by […]
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