Sermons

+In the Name of God who was, and is, and is to come. Then God spoke all these words: I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. . .  Exodus 20:1-2 One of my friends and colleagues is an Episcopal priest whose […]Read more “‘Yes’ is a Complete Sentence”

I speak to you in the name of one God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen + From our Genesis passage this morning, “When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said to him, “No longer shall your name be Abram, but your name shall be Abraham. As for Sarai your […]Read more “Continue to Covenant- The Story is far from Over”

+In the Name of God who was, and is, and is to come. God said, ‘This is the sign of the covenant that I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow in the clouds, and it shall be a sign […]Read more ““A Community that Covenants””

I come to you in the name of the Creator, Redeemer, and Holy Spirit. My name is Jacqueline WayneGuite. I’ve been a parishioner at All Saints for about five years, and I’m really honored to be preaching today, on Ash Wednesday. Today is the beginning of Lent, a season of preparation. One we’re told to […]Read more “A Season of Preparation”

John Shea, in his book Starlight: Beholding the Christmas Miracle All Year Long, tells a story about being at a Christmas party and realizing that it is impossible to return to the world as we know it after casually wandering up to the mantel and seeing the nativity scene.  Knowing that the Word became flesh […]Read more “God In Us Made Manifest”

+In the Name of God who was, and is, and is to come. As soon as [Jesus and his disciples] left the synagogue, they entered the house of Simon and Andrew, with James and John. Now Simon’s mother-in-law was in bed with a fever,                                    and they told him about her at once. He came and […]Read more “Service vs. Entitlement”

My friends and fellow classmates from seminary have an ongoing text chain titled, “things they didn’t teach us in seminary.” During the pandemic, the number of entries, as you can imagine, has drastically increased with things like “becoming a Zoom expert, videographer, and sound editor,” but it was today’s gospel lesson, where we hear of […]Read more “Asking for the Holy Spirit’s Help”

What Comes Next Good morning! My name is Rob Lentz, and I am honored to be here with you all… in my bedroom. This is my last Sunday as your vestry co-warden, and it is my privilege to deliver this morning’s sermon. What a week to be preaching! (And I’m not referring to the Annual […]Read more “What Comes Next?”

+In the Name of God who was, and is, and is to come. Philip found Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him about whom Moses in the law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus son of Joseph from Nazareth.”  Nathanael said to him, “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” John 1:45-46 I […]Read more “Can Anything Good Come Out of All This?”

I come to you in the Name of the One on whom all our hope is founded, Creator, Christ and Holy Spirit. AMEN So often this week, when we have been horrified, angered, ashamed, heartbroken at the images of rioters storming the nation’s Capitol – leaving devastation, death, and chaos in their wake – we […]Read more “Who Are We Called to Be?”

From the Epiphany Hymn: “Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright; westward leading, still proceeding, guide us to thy perfect light!” I speak to you in the name of One God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen + I remember what I was doing when I first heard about the Christmas […]Read more “The Perfect Light is Always Here”

+In the Name of God: who was, and is, and is to come.  Amen. I am bringing you good news of great joy for all the people: to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is the Messiah, the Lord.  Luke 2:10b-11 E.B. White, the author of the classic […]Read more “The Essentials of Christmas”

+In the Name of God: who was, and is, and is to come.  Amen. They shall build up the ancient ruins, they shall raise up the former devastations; they shall repair the ruined cities, the devastations of many generations.  Isaiah 61:4 Good morning! I don’t know if you have ever noticed this, but things don’t […]Read more “What Does True Restoration Look Like?”

When the kingdom is coming, the sky will darken, the stars will fall, the earth will shake. When the kingdom is coming, it will be like leaves growing on a fig tree? Leaves growing. Our gospel reading today talks about the end times, the signs that the Kingdom of God is drawing near. We get […]Read more “The Buds of God’s Kingdom are All Around”

In the past few weeks I have found myself reflecting on two seemingly disparate statements intended, I think, to rally the troops as we once again ramp up the fight against this pandemic.  The first of the two  appeared last spring very early in our journey with COVID, simply “# in this together.”  I remember, […]Read more “What Will It Take?”

I speak to you in the name of One God, Creator, Christ, and Holy Spirit. Amen When was the last time you trusted someone with something you consider to be priceless? Something or someone that you love and means more to you than anything else in the world? Since COVID has basically cancelled all plans […]Read more “Don’t Bury Your Gifts…Use Them!”

I come to you in the name of the One on whom all our hope is founded, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. AMEN BREATHE. What a week it’s been. What a year it’s been since we last began this season of Advent. Waking up early Wednesday morning, after a long day working the polls, and […]Read more “Why Wait?”

And he will guide them to springs of the water of life, and God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.” Today is All Saints’ Day. For this community, it is our namesake; it is our patronal feast day. It is a day of celebration, where we would normally walk through the front doors […]Read more “Pause & Pivot”

In the Name of God: who was, and is, and is to come. Amen. One of [the Pharisees], a lawyer, asked [Jesus] a question to test him. “Teacher, which commandment in the law is the greatest?” He said to him, “’You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your […]Read more “Vote… Faithfully”

For a dozen years, All Saints’ has enjoyed a unique relationship with congregations in Mexico led by Padre Bayron Chanchavac. Parishioners have visited the churches where Padre Bayron has served as the priest, and he has visited All Saints’. You can read about the extent of our relationship here. Because of the pandemic, Padre Bayron’s visit to […]Read more “Mexico Outreach Sunday”