Art by Heather Gerber, paper cutting
Morsels & Stories: I read from The Ethiopian Tattoo Shop by Edward Hays. It seemed appropriate for April Fool’s Day.
Sermon: Mary, Mary, and Salome went to do what their mother’s taught them.
I worked most closely with Mark 16:1-8 which you can find here (link).
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about vacation and Benedictine balance. I read from Sr Joan Chittister’s commentary on The Rule of Benedict.
Sermon: Jesus promises to be with us always, also he ascends to heaven.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 17:1-11.
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Morsels & Stories: I read from the introduction to Rabbi Kushner’s reflection on psalm 23, The Lord is my Shepherd.
Sermon: I remember a story we read about a month ago about Samuel heading off to anoint the boy out in the field with the sheep.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 10:1-10. The story about Samuel is from 1 Samuel 16:1-13.
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Morsels & Stories: I talked about Mary Magdalene and easter eggs.
Sermon: Christ is Risen! Alleluia! Alleluia!
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Mt 28:1-10.
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Morsels and Stories: It’s Good Shepherd Sunday so I talked about some of the places shepherds show up in the Bible.
The lessons can be found by clicking here.
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Morsels & Stories: I read about the Dolphins of the Red Sea from Does God have a Big Toe?
Sermon: Peter takes the disciples fishing. Jesus shows up and they try things in a new way.
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 21:1-19.
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Triduum Triptych by Jo Nygard Owens
used with permission
Morsels & Stories: Why colour Easter eggs? I tell the story of Mary Magdalene’s red eggs.
Sermon: Mary runs to tell the apostles, “I have seen the Lord!” Just as Mary, Hannah, and Miriam also proclaimed God’s miracles.
The lessons for today be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John 20:1-18.
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I invite you therefore, in the name of the Lord, to observe a holy Lent by self-examination, penitence, prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and by reading and meditating on the word of God.
Let us kneel before our Creator and Redeemer. (BAS, 282)
The lessons can be found by clicking here.
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(This is my sermon from the morning, so if it doesn’t completely match your memory, that’s probably why.)
“Can I be baptized?”
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with Acts 8:26-40.
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Thomas doubts (for a moment). Which moments matter?
The lessons can be found by clicking here. I worked most closely with John: 20:19-31.
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