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Ash Wednesday  YEAR C 2022 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10 Matthew 6:1-6,16-21 Psalm 103 or 103:8-14 Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain ofContinue reading “You are Treasure, use this time wisely.”

Last Epiphany Year C 2022 Exodus 34:29-35 Luke 9:28-36, [37-43a] Psalm 99 O God, who before the passion of your only ­begotten Son revealed his glory upon the holy mountain: Grant to us that we, beholding by faith the light of his countenance, may be strengthened to bear our cross, and be changed into his likenessContinue reading “Letting Go and Holding On”

Seventh Sunday After Pentecost Year C 2022 Genesis 45:3-11, 15 Luke 6:27-38 Psalm 37:1-12, 41-42 O Lord, you have taught us that without love whatever we do is worth nothing: Send your Holy Spirit and pour into our hearts your greatest gift, which is love, the true bond of peace and of all virtue, without whichContinue reading “Love Sweet Love is Hard Work”

Epiphany 5 2022 Year C- Also, St. John’s ANNUAL MEETING DAY Isaiah 6:1-8, [9-13] Luke 5:1-11 Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns withContinue reading “God’s Love is a Whale of a Tale: One worth Believing in!”

Epiphany 4, Year C 2022 Jeremiah 1:4-10 1 Corinthians 13:1-13 Luke 4:21-30 Psalm 71:1-6 Almighty and everlasting God, you govern all things both in heaven and on earth: Mercifully hear the supplications of your people, and in our time grant us your peace; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you andContinue reading “Love and Fog, Finding our way in the difficult times.”

Second Sunday after Epiphany Year C 2022 Isaiah 62:1-5 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 John 2:1-11 Psalm 36:5-10 To listen to this sermon, click this LINK Almighty God, whose Son our Savior Jesus Christ is the light of the world: Grant that your people, illumined by your Word and Sacraments, may shine with the radiance of Christ’sContinue reading “Coming together: from Weddings to Social Justice, we need to come together in love.”

First Sunday after the Epiphany: Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ Year C 2021 Acts 8:14-17 Luke 3:15-17, 21-22 Psalm 29 Father in heaven, who at the baptism of Jesus in the River Jordan proclaimed him your beloved Son and anointed him with the Holy Spirit: Grant that all who are baptized into his NameContinue reading “Polar Bears, Harry Potter and the River Jordan: are you ready for the Plunge and transformation of Baptism?!”

Christmas Day Homily Year C 2021 Isaiah 9:2-7 Titus 2:11-14 Luke 2:1-14(15-20) O God, you have caused this holy night to shine with the brightness of the true Light: Grant that we, who have known the mystery of that Light on earth, may also enjoy him perfectly in heaven; where with you and the Holy SpiritContinue reading “Angels, Shepherds, Mangers, O MY!”

Advent 3 Year C 2021 Zephaniah 3:14-20 Philippians 4:4-7 Luke 3:7-18 Canticle 9 Stir up your power, O Lord, and with great might come among us; and, because we are sorely hindered by our sins, let your bountiful grace and mercy speedily help and deliver us; through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom, with youContinue reading ““George, John, Paul and….not Ringo- who is in your brood of vipers?””

Christ the King Sunday Year B 2021 Revelation 1:4b-8John 18:33-37 Almighty and everlasting God, whose will it is to restore all things in your well-beloved Son, the King of kings and Lord of lords: Mercifully grant that the peoples of the earth, divided and enslaved by sin, may be freed and brought together under hisContinue reading “Toddlers and Tiaras: Entitlement verses Empowerment- What does it mean to be King?”