Sermons: Year A
Sermons: Year A On this page, you will see all of our Year A sermons, organized by the liturgical occasion and season of the church year. Click on the large boxes for all of the sermons for a given observance going back to 1995. Advent is the first season of the church year, beginning with the […]
Organizations and Networks
Organizations and Networks Below is a list of groups affiliated with The Episcopal Church that provide resources, collaborations, ministry memberships, disaster assistance, and other services. Anglican Observer at the United NationsThese web pages are a new educational resource to help Anglicans-Episcopalians around the world in a timely way as they seek information about issues, debates […]
Habits of Grace, May 29, 2020: Pray for the entire human family
As we learn how to adjust our lives given the reality of the coronavirus and the request to do our part to slow its spread by practicing social distancing, I invite you to join me each week to take a moment to cultivate a ‘habit of grace.’ A new meditation will be posted each week […]
Misinformation, Disinformation, Fake News: Why Do We Care?
It can be tempting to think that the fear-inducing, hyper-partisan, misleading, and outright false content pervasive today is an exclusively modern problem. Yet for thousands of years, our Jewish and Christian ancestors have taught that deception is as old as humanity itself. In Genesis 3, the serpent manipulates Eve through a series of misleading and half-true statements to eat the forbidden fruit, then makes Adam do the same by offering him the choice through a trusted source. Sound like anything that has crossed your social media feed recently?
National Council of Churches to Hold Virtual Ecumenical Memorial Service on May 24 to Mourn the Lives Lost to COVID-19
Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry to join other faith leaders in remembering those who have died in global pandemic The Episcopal Church is honored to share the following invitation from the National Council of Churches (NCC): The National Council of Churches USA (NCC) will hold a public online memorial service on Sunday, May 24, 2020 at […]
Rock Solid When Everything Feels Up in the Air, Easter 5 (A) – May 10, 2020
[RCL]: Acts 7:55-60; Psalm 31:1-5, 15-16; 1 Peter 2:2-10; John 14:1-14 It all feels so up in the air. When have so many people, everywhere, felt so uncertain, had so many unanswered and unanswerable questions all at the same time? When have so many plans been upended, suspended? When have so many guidelines been provisional, […]
All Sinners, Epiphany 6 (A) – February 16, 2020
[RCL]: Deuteronomy 30:15-20 or Sirach 15:15-20; Psalm 119:1-8; 1 Corinthians 3:1-9; Matthew 5:21-37 There have been many good and talented comedy troupes throughout the years: Burns and Allen, Martin and Lewis, the original cast of Saturday Night Live, for instance. Of course, there is Monty Python, so good it hurts. But of all the wonderful […]
Testimony, Epiphany 2 (A) – January 19, 2020
[RCL]: Isaiah 49:1-7; Psalm 40:1-12; 1 Corinthians 1:1-9; John 1:29-42 Don’t you find it remarkable that we know anything at all? If you think about it, we don’t know much of anything unless we have been taught it by another person. Engaging in a website or a film or a book privately is being taught […]
On New Website, Task Force Seeks Participation in Liturgical Revision
AdventWord 2019: 16. Learn
We learn through information and through experience. The work of the General Convention Office involves creating information and resources for the Church as well as planning and staffing experiences for the whole Church. The GCO is responsible for or has oversight of much of the information – Constitution and Canons, historical records (e.g. Journal of […]
From 16 to 365 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence
Today, December 10th, is the worldwide commemoration of Human Rights Day and the final day of the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence that runs each year from November 25th – December 10th. And yet, it is not the final day. Gender-based violence requires our sustained action 365 days a year. In this spirit, […]
AdventWord 2019: 6. House
Scraping windows is one of those chores that can only be done slowly. Repeatedly. Diligently. Painstakingly. And it is awful, boring, sweat-producing, tedious work. I was scraping our windows so that we could repaint them a newer, shinier, more appealing hue of white, in an attempt to lure a buyer for our house. I was […]
Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee issues communiqué
The Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee (LECC) has issued the communiqué below following their October meeting in Chicago, Illinois: Almost Two Decades of Life Together: How Do We Encourage Next Steps? Lutheran-Episcopal Coordinating Committee (LECC) October 15-17, 2019 Lutheran Center, Chicago, Illinois The Lutheran Episcopal Coordinating Committee met at the Lutheran Center in Chicago on October 15-17, 2019. […]
Everyday Adventures: To What End?
In spring 2018, the Evangelism Office of The Episcopal Church created the Episcopal Evangelists Facebook group. It was born from the desire to begin connecting evangelists – young and old, novice and experienced – across the Church. Here on the Evangelism blog, we will be sharing stories from the Facebook group—stories we think can help others in their […]
A Dramatic Turn, Ascension Day – 2019
O King of Glory, Lord of Hosts, Who did ascend in triumph above all the heavens, leave us not orphaned, but send upon us the Spirit of Truth, promised by the Father. Today our Easter celebrations take a dramatic turn. Today we recognize the otherworldly departure and absence of our Lord, as we remember his […]
QUARTERLY ASIAMERICA MISSIONER UPDATE
1. EPISCOPAL ASIAMERICA MISSIONER’S OFFICE: The mission of Asiamerica Ministries Office is three-fold: To enable, equip and empower ministries among Asian immigrants and Asian-Americans and help build bridges to Asia and beyond. This involves partnership with dioceses in evangelism, church planting, revival and congregational development. Asiamerica Ministries have seven ethnic convocations: Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Filipino, […]
A Catholic Church for a Global World
Every Sunday in church, Episcopalians affirm that we belong to a church that is, among other things, “catholic.” It is basic to the understanding of who we are: the Christian church is universal—the root meaning of the word “catholic”—and so spans the world. It is the catholicity of the church that positions it so well […]
Indispensable, Epiphany 3 (C) – 2019
“The knee bone’s connected to the… thigh bone. The thigh bone’s connected to the… hip bone. The hip bone’s connected to the…,” and so on. Does this sound familiar? Remembering this song is appropriate in getting us to the punchline. It comes from an era of romantic songs and bobby sox. There is also an […]
Bible Study: Proper 21 (B) – 2018
Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 The book of Esther does not contain a direct mention of the name of God. Many have asked through the centuries why this is so, or where God is in the book. This is an important observation to make because any skeptic could make a clear case that God is absent […]
Asiamerica missioner reports on the highlights of the 79th general convention
Let me begin by sharing something about Austin which some of you may probably know. Austin is the capital of Texas, the imposing state capitol features the Goddess Liberty holding a star. The population of metro-Austin is around 2 million people. There are some 60,000 new people who come annually and relocate to Austin making […]