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Sermons from September 2019

September 29, 2019: “Love – X – Hope”

Love and Hope — two of the most uplifting of human experiences — aren’t exactly the same thing, but they certainly need one another to survive.  The thing that unites them must be positive.  But maybe that thing isn’t all warm sunshine and sweet kisses. Personal Reflection  Dorothy Lemmey “To love is to be afraid. You are frightened, deathly terrified, that something will…

September 22, 2019: “Promenade of Pets”

Each year, we make time in our church calendar to bless the pets, in the tradition of Francis of Assisi, protector of the environment and patron saint of animals.  This year, the ceremony and service will be led by Director of Religious Education Halcyon Domanski and youth August Zelch who is a caregiver to dozens of pets that include many reptiles and…

September 15, 2019: “Ages and Dispensations”

In the 1920’s, Clarence Larkin set out to map the various eras of humanity — “ages” and “dispensations” — and our role in making them happen.  It may just be one of the most influential ideas you’ve never heard of from the last century. Sermon “Ages and Dispensations”   Rev. Denis Letourneau Paul I came across an article recently that intrigued me so much,…

September 8, 2019: “Chances of Precipitation”

As always on the first Sunday after Labor Day, there’s a very good chance of precipitation in the sanctuary.  Water will materialize, coming in from all over the world, so bring water with you to add to it for the Homecoming Water Communion.  Your water can come from anywhere: the pond down the road, your summer travels, the municipal swimming pool, or…

September 1, 2019: “Pattern Seeking People”

It’s come to be a cliche that human beings are programmed to seek patterns.  Patterns give us comfort in predictability.  They help us set our expectations, not just of ourselves, but of others.  And most of the time, that helps!  Most of the time. The first Sunday of each month is food month.  Please bring non-perishable food items and/or toiletries to be…