Monday, June 22, 2015

Crossing over; about the murders in Charleston. June 21, 2015. The Rev'd Dr. Richard Smith

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There are no words to capture the pain and anger and horror of what happened in Charleston this week. No words. I’ve read and listened t...
Monday, June 15, 2015

Seeds, June 14, 2015, the Rev'd Dr Richard Smith

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Two very different parables about seeds in today’s gospel. Each parable reveals a very different facet of this disruptive and uncontroll...
Sunday, May 24, 2015

Pentecost; May 24, 2015; The Rev'd Richard Smith, Ph.D.

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Here’ a story by theologian Diana Butler Bass: As the end of Lent 2011 neared, I went to my local bank to deposit some checks. Three te...
Sunday, May 17, 2015

Nico's Funeral, May 16, 2015, The Rev'd. Richard Smith, Ph.D.

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In a few moments, I’ll invite Nico’s niece Carola, and his friends Christopher and Robert to share some of their own reflections about...
Saturday, May 9, 2015

Pruning, Fifth Sunday of Easter, Year B, The Rev'd. Dr. Richard Smith

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Today’s gospel is about being pruned. Perfect for a week like this. The news has been bleak: Police in Baltimore apparently breaking t...
Thursday, April 9, 2015

Good Friday, 2015, Dr. Rebecca Gordon

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It’s often said that every preacher really has only one sermon in her; she just finds different ways of giving that one sermon over and ov...
Sunday, April 5, 2015

Easter and the Families of the Disappeared, Easter 2015, The Rev'd. Dr. Richard Smith

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Photo by Sarah Lawton ( Note: This year for Easter, our parish welcomed members of the families of the 43 disappeared students from A...