What shall we do? Download December 13, Third Sunday of Advent: Canticle 9; Zephaniah 3:14-20; Philippians 4:4-7; Luke 3:7-18 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Rejoice always! Again I say rejoice! Rejoice and exult with all your heart! I’m having a pretty hard
Wibbly Wobbly Advent—sermon for 29 November, preached by Sarah Brock
Wibbly Wobbly Advent Below is the text of Sarah Brock's sermon preached on Advent 1C 11/29/15 All Saints, Brookline Jeremiah 33.14-16 Psalm 25.1-9 1 Thessalonians 3.9-13 Luke 21.25-36 Yikes! If you were expecting a nice, sweet, ‘getting ready for baby’ sort of Gospel for the First Sunday of Advent,
Distorted Mirrors—sermon for Reign of Christ Sunday, 22 Nov. 2015
Distorted Mirrors Download November 22, Proper 29: 2 Samuel 23:1-7 & Psalm 132:1-13,(14-19) Revelation 1:4b-8; John 18:33-37 Also reading: Not in God's Name: Confronting Religious Violence, by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Two
This is but the beginning—sermon for 15 November 15
This is but the beginning... Download November 15, Proper 28: 1 Samuel 1:4-20 & 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-14(15-18)19-25; Mark 13:1-8 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. Trust me. The irony of preaching a sermon on this particular passage, when we
Spirituality and Justice Award 2015
The recipient of the 2015 Spirituality and Justice Award is Dr. Colin Johnstone. The award will be given at services on November 7 and 8. Colin has been nominated numerous times in the past several years for his dedicated work in building relationships between All Saints, the Diocese of
Saints and Icons—sermon for 11.01.15 All Saints Day
Saints and Icons Download November 1, All Saints' Day: Psalm 24; Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9; Revelation 21:1-6a; John 11:32-44 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. A lot of saints...kind of freak me out. Their stories are really fantastic, and the images of
Stewardship—Letting My Light Shine—Megan Courtney
Stewardship Testimony given on 25 October 2015 My name is Megan Courtney, and I’ve been a member of All Saints parish since 2011. I was honored to be asked to speak to you today about how I share my treasures with All Saints. In preparing, I thought about the stewardships committee’s theme to “let
“What would you like me to do for you?”—Sermon for 25 October 2015
"What would you like me to do for you?" Download October 25, Proper 25: Job 42:1-6,10-17 & Psalm 34:1-8,(19-22) Hebrews 7:23-28; Mark 10:46-52 Draft text of the homily, please do not cite without permission. There are two really challenging questions that every Christian