“And what I say to you, I say to all: Keep awake!” These are the last words that Jesus leaves us with, today – the first day of Advent. The Church begins a new year today. The green vestments are gone, and we’re moving into a new cycle of readings. Last year, the Gospel lessons were taken from Matthew. This year we’re…
St. James' Episcopal Church – Mt. Airy, Maryland
Sermons on November 2014
It’s the last Sunday of the church year. Can you believe that Advent starts next week? Only 31 praying days left ‘til Christmas. And as the year winds to a close, our Sunday readings bring us to focus on last things, and the promise of ultimate transformation that God holds before us and the world.…
My beloved co-chair, Lucy, isn’t here today. She’s gone out to Ohio to help care for her brother Ray who is back in the hospital. Last Sunday Fr. Bill gave what I thought was the best stewardship sermon I’ve ever heard. If you missed it I encourage you to read it on our website. Bill’s invitation to head up the Stewardship Committee…
Be prepared! That’s Jesus’ message for today. Something you’ve probably been told many times throughout your life. If you are of a certain age, as I am, you were told in your youth to always carry a dime for a phone call. And then a quarter. And then thirty cents. And no really, younger folks, there actually used to be public telephones…
Today we celebrate All Saints Day. It was actually yesterday, but it’s one of those holidays on our church calendar that’s important enough to move around if it doesn’t fall on a Sunday so that we can all celebrate it together. The old name for this feast was “All Hallows’ Day,” and you can’t have…