Readings: 1 Kings 19:16b, 19-21; Galatians 5:1, 13-18; Luke 9: 51-62 Preacher: Lourdes Perez-Albuerne Today’s reading from the Book of Kings and the passage from Luke’s gospel talk about the call that every human being receives and the conditions that are required to respond to that call. Every one of us receives that call, which we refer to as “our… read more →

Readings: Zechariah 12:10-11, 13:1; Galatians 3:26-29; Luke 9:18-24 Preacher: Alice Miller Nation I recently read a story…it went something like this: In a Spanish newspaper, there was an article about a teen aged boy and his very wealthy father. They had a falling out and the young man ran away from home. The father was crushed. After a few days,… read more →

Readings: 2 Samuel 12:7-10,13; Galatians 2:16, 19-21; Luke 7: 36-8:3 Preacher: Rose Marie Lombard This Gospel story, found only in Luke, is a perfect example of what we Christians have come to know—that the world’s message, the world’s ways, are often the direct opposite of God’s message, and God’s kingdom. This is a story of contrasts. One contrast is the… read more →

Readings: 1 Kings 17: 17-24; Galatians 1: 11-19; Luke 7: 11-17 Preacher: Sue Howard Oh God, help me!! Lord, Give me strength! Christ, save me from my mistakes! Haven’t we all had to say these words at some time in our life? Perhaps you’ve had a tragedy like the mothers in today’s readings: losing a child, or becoming destitute by… read more →

Readings: Genesis 14: 18-20; 1 Corinthians11:23-26; Luke 9: 11b-17 Preacher: Sr. Janet Korn Jesus was a preacher, a healer, a good storyteller, and most definitely, a leader. He could easily surround himself with more than 10,000 people, counting women and children. On the hillside that day He encouraged and strengthened the crowds who came out to hear Him with his… read more →

Readings: Proverbs 8:22-31, Romans 5: 1-5, John 16:12-15 Preacher: Sr. Kathleen Wayne It seems ironic that we move back into Ordinary Time with the feast of the Most Holy Trinity. I would bet that many of us think of the Trinity as anything but ordinary. We learned, as children, that the Trinity is a profound mystery. Something that not even… read more →

Readings: Acts 2: 1-11; Romans 8:8-17; John 14:15-16, 23b-26 Preacher: Gaynelle Wethers Come Holy Spirit, Come! How do we receive the Holy Spirit? How do we nurture the Holy Spirit that dwells within us? How are we led by the Holy Spirit? These are the questions that challenge us to give pause during this time of Pentecost. More importantly, they… read more →

Readings: Acts 7: 55-60; Revelation 22: 12-14, 16-17,20; John 17: 20-26 Preacher: Marlene Bessette If we look at the context of this gospel reading, Jesus has just shared a meal with his disciples in loving friendship, washed their feet as servant leader, given them a new commandment to love as he loves, and told them of his leaving. Then in… read more →

Readings: Acts 15: 1-2, 22-29; Revelation 21: 10-14, 22-23; John 14: 23-29 Preacher: Kathi Piehler When I first read the Gospel for May 1 the word that jumped out at me was PEACE. The Lord, speaking to His disciples, says, “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you.”  I thought to myself: I am the last person… read more →

Readings: Acts 14:21-27; Revelation 21:1-5a; John 13:31-33a, 34-35 Preacher: Deirdre McKiernan Hetzler “Behold, I make all things new!” What do you suppose God is up to with a promise like that? “Behold, I make all things new!” God did something new when Paul and Barnabas took the early church in a new direction, and we are the beneficiaries. But what… read more →