Sermons
July 7, 2019 Proper 9, C “I have always depended on the kindness of strangers.” So says Blanche DuBois in Tennessee William’s play, “A Streetcar Named Desire.” Once I was driving on Cape Cod, far from New …
June 15 & 16, 2019 Trinity Sunday, C (I regret that I am unable to add a picture of the icon. It is readily available on line and might help in understanding this sermon.) An icon is not just the …
June 23, 2019 Proper 7, C Three years ago I started my sermon by saying that a friend didn’t want to be a priest because she didn’t want to have to preach every week. Sometimes it is …
Pentecost Sunday The Chapel of St. John the Divine Saunderstown, Rhode Island by the Rt. Rev. Hays Rockwell June 9, 2019 Scripture text: Acts of the Apostles 2:1-11; John 20:19-23. I’m trembling a little, standing up here, getting ready to …
June 1 & 2, 2019 Feast of the Ascension The church calendar is an interesting thing. On Thursday we had Ascension Day—always a Thursday because always 40 days after Easter Day. Then Friday, on the calendar, was …
May 26, 2019 6 Easter, C Several decades ago I was on the search committee for a rector. We went to hear a candidate preach—a nice trip to Grace Church, Vineyard Haven! He started his sermon by saying …
May 18 & 19,2019 5 Easter, C “What God has made clean, you must not call profane.” Imagine how Peter felt hearing those words! At first they seemed to be about food, but then he realized …
May 12, 2019 4th Sunday of Easter, C Last Sunday the risen Christ met his disciples on a beach. He gave them breakfast, fed them with bread and fish. Then he bestowed leadership on Peter and said, “Feed …
May 4 & 5, 2019 3 Easter, C “Grandma—what big readings we have today!” “All the better to confuse you, my dear.” Yes, we do have long readings. It’s easy to space out and forget what we …
2 EASTER, C April 28, 2019 Every year on the second Sunday of Easter we read this passage from John’s gospel. Many people call today, “Doubting Thomas Sunday.” Yes, this story is about him, but it’s about …
