Sermons
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Blessing of the Animals
Today we are commemorating St Francis of Assisi. Churches around the world will commemorate the life of St Francis by bringing their animals to church to have them blessed. Bringing animals to church seems a little crazy. We know that it can be chaotic. Dogs could start chasin...
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The Book of Esther
Sermon Delivered -- September 30, 2018 -- The Rev. Dr. Mary Abrams
Esther -- a dramatic and exciting short story We did it. We read the Bible in 90 days. It was fun, we learned a lot and had lively and interesting discussions. We expressed anger, sadness, joy, hope, confusion, boredom, doubt and impatience. We questioned at times and were fou...
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Following
Sermon Delivered -- September 21, 2018 -- Celebration of New Ministry for the Rev. H. Elizabeth Back
I am especially grateful and deeply honored to be with you this evening. I served as a rector for many years, most of them at St. Alban’s Parish on the grounds of Washington Cathedral. One of the ministries I liked best was working with students from Virginia Theological Semin...
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Many Mis-takes
Sermon delivered September 16, 2018
From the Letter of James: All of us make many mistakes. On a family vacation my family drove by a historic civic building, something like a courthouse. We were somewhere in the Deep South and my middle brother and I were young teenagers. In an effort to edify, my father slowed...
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A Boast
Sermon delivered September 9, 2018
You’ve heard of someone making a toast. I am making a boast — In the cross of Christ — In the Spirit of Paul’s letter to the Galatians where he writes "May I never boast of anything except the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I t...
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