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Homily-2010-12-12
Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Third Sunday of Advent – December 12, 2010 Here we are – Advent III – another week closer to the celebration of God’s surprise visit to humankind in the form of a baby, but instead of hearing angel voices announcing […]
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Evensong Homily Preached by the Rev’d Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT Advent Lessons & Carols – The Second Sunday of Advent – December 5, 2010 Welcome to St. Paul’s and to our annual Advent Procession of Lessons and Carols. It occurs to me that the procession the acolytes and choir made […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Second Sunday of Advent – December 5, 2010 May the whole world be restored to hope, the heavens suing aloud with the promise of good to come, and God: Creator, Redeemer, and Spirit be with us in each moment. Amen. Every […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The First Sunday of Advent – November 28, 2010 May Christ be seen when we look behind us, the Spirit be found walking ahead within our hope, and the Creator God look with love over all creation. Amen. “Wake up! Do […]
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Homily preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Pentecost – Christ the King – November 21, 2010 Today we celebrate the feast of Christ the King and the end of the church year. I think we don’t need so much to focus on the concept […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Last Sunday after Pentecost: Christ the King – November 21, 2010 Since 1925 when Pope Pius the XI wrote the encyclical instituting the Feast of Christ the King, the Church has observed this holy day on the last Sunday of […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Richard Tombaugh St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Twenty-Fifth Sunday after Pentecost – November 14, 2010 Next Sunday is the last Sunday of the Church Year, the end of what the lectionary calls Ordinary Time. On this, the next to last Sunday, the lessons each year make reference […]
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Evensong Homily Preached by the Right Reverend Arthur E. Walmsley, (Retired) Bishop of Connecticut St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT The Anniversary of the Consecration of Samuel Seabury – November 14, 2010 I shall recount the Lord’s unfailing love, what he has done for them in his tenderness and by his many acts of […]
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Homily preached by the Reverend Cindy Stravers St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT All Saints’ Sunday, November 7, 2010 We’ve been talking a lot about saints around here lately. The kids who attend “Not Sunday, Not School,” our midweek Christian Education class, have been learning about some of the more famous saints; on Thursday […]
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Sermon preached by the Reverend Nicholas Lang St. Paul’s on the Green, Norwalk, CT All Saints’ Sunday – November 7, 2010 May Christ be beside us as we go, the Spirit shine light on the way, and God the Loving Parent watch over us with love. Amen. The Minister of the local Fundamentalist congregation wanted […]
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