Sermon, November 7, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone John 11:32 When Mary came where Jesus was and saw him, she knelt at his feet and said to him, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her also weeping, he […]
Sermon October 31, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 12:28-34 One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one; 30you shall […]
Sermon October 24, 2021
The Rev. Curtis Almquist, SSJE Mark 10:46-52 [Jesus and his disciples] came to Jericho. As [Jesus] and his disciples and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, Bartimaeus son of Timaeus, a blind beggar, was sitting by the roadside. When he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to shout out and say, “Jesus, […]
Sermon October 17, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 10:35-45 35James and John, the sons of Zebedee, came forward to him and said to him, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask of you.” 36And he said to them, “What is it you want me to do for you?” 37And they said to him, […]
Sermon October 10, 2021
Text of Gospel & Sermon: Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone October 10, 2021 Mark 10:17-31 17As he was setting out on a journey, a man ran up and knelt before him, and asked him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18Jesus said to him, “Why do you call me good? […]
Homily October 3, 2021
given by Ms. Annalise Clausen, Director of Farming for Gideon’s Garden at the Annual Celebration of Gideon’s Garden I want to extend a warm welcome to all of you here this morning. I want to pay respect to the Indigenous tribes of the Mahican and Westenhuck people. I am grateful for the deep connection of […]
Sermon September 26, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 9:38-50 38John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be […]
Sermon September 19, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 9:30-37 30They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it; 31for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being […]
Sermon September 12, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 8:27-38 Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi; and on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.” He asked […]
Sermon September 5, 2021
Sermon delivered by the Rev. Cristina Rathbone Mark 7:24-37 24From there he set out and went away to the region of Tyre. He entered a house and did not want anyone to know he was there. Yet he could not escape notice, 25but a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit immediately heard about him, […]