Sermons from December 2017

December 24, 2017: “Christmas Eve Candle Service”

December 24, 2017
Rev. Denis Paul

Invocation Rev Denis Letourneau Paul Once upon a time – of all the good days in the year, on Christmas Eve – old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house. It was cold, bleak, biting winter: Foggy withal: and he could hear people in the court outside, go wheezing up and down, beating their hands upon their breasts, and stamping their feet upon…

December 10, 2017: “Mother Mary”

December 10, 2017
Keli Keyes, Rev. Denis Paul

Personal Reflection “Mother Mary” Keli Keyes For those of you who don’t know the story of Mary. She was born without original sin so she was The Immaculate Conception, she gave birth while still a virgin, and the child she gave birth to was Jesus. I grew up believing in the divinity of Mary. As a child, every May was Mary’s Month…

December 3, 2017: “The Feminine Sacred acts of Devotion and Renunciation”

December 3, 2017
Justin Simons, Rev. Denis Paul

Theme: Sacred Goddess Time for All Ages Rev Denis This morning, I’d like to share with you the mythological story of the birth of Kali, the great goddess of the Hindu people, the goddess who instills great fear in so many hearts, but in so doing, challenges them to find love in unexpected places, by facing that fear. There are many different…