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Sermons preached at Grace Episcopal Church Martinez beginning on June 18, 2023 can be found on our YouTube channel, youtube.com/@GraceEpiscopalChurchMartinez
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Deborah White
Oct 24, 20215 min read
Sermon for 22nd Pentecost, October 24, 2021: Community of God (The Reverend Walter Ramsey)
Watch here We are quickly approaching the beginning of a new Church Year. It will be year C in our church’s three-year calendar order. We...
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Deborah White
Oct 16, 20213 min read
Children's Homily for 21st Pentecost, October 17, 2021: Be Careful what you wish for
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Watch here Today we are going to hear a story about a little girl who wished her life was different. Do you...
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Deborah White
Oct 9, 20211 min read
Sermon for 20th Pentecost, October 10, 2021: Jesus the Youth Pastor
Caren Miles, Associate for Faith Formation, Diocese of California Watch here
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Deborah White
Oct 2, 20213 min read
Sermon for 19th Pentecost, October 3, 2021: The Feast of St. Francis (The Rev. Steve Sturgeon)
Watch here Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer....
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Deborah White
Sep 25, 20215 min read
Sermon for 18th Pentecost, September 26, 2021: It's Scandalous! (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Add video Things were not going well in Moses’s congregation. The people of God had a strong craving and they wept and said, “We remember...
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Deborah White
Sep 19, 20213 min read
Children's Homily for 17th Pentecost, September 19, 2021: Go Last!
(Columba Salamony and The Rev. Dr. Deborah White) Watch here Good morning to all of these young folks! And you not-so-young people, too!...
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Deborah White
Sep 11, 20215 min read
Sermon for 16th Pentecost, September 12, 2021: Follow Me (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Watch here I want to tell you a small story about a successful young woman walking home to her upscale apartment from work. As she...
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Deborah White
Sep 4, 20216 min read
Sermon for 15th Pentecost, September 5, 2021 : Do not Fear (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here Last year Emma Senn brought home this school assignment: interview your pastor. Among the several questions I was asked to...
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Deborah White
Aug 28, 20215 min read
Sermon for 14th Pentecost, August 29, 2021: Living out our Faith (The Rev. Steve Sturgeon)
Our readings this morning all share a common theme: how do we live out our faith? A straightforward question that does not necessarily...
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Deborah White
Aug 21, 20216 min read
Sermon for 13th Pentecost, August 22, 2021: Jesus, Jesus, Jesus (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here Imagine for a moment that you live in a society of the near future, one in which everything is geared toward efficiency. The...
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Deborah White
Aug 14, 20211 min read
Children's Homily for 12th Pentecost, August 15, 2021: The Magic Cup of the Holy Spirit
The Rev. Steve Sturgeon Based on idea from Dollar Store Children Sermons (dskidsermon.com) Invite young and young at heart. Talk about...
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Deborah White
Jul 31, 20215 min read
Sermon for 10th Pentecost, August 1, 2021: (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Watch here To say this past year and a half has been tumultuous would be a colossal understatement. The Global Covid Pandemic has left...
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Deborah White
Jul 24, 20215 min read
Sermon for July 25, 2021, 9th Pentecost, It's a Miracle (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here A devout old shepherd lost his favorite Bible while he was out looking for a wayward lamb. Three weeks later, a sheep walked...
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Deborah White
Jul 18, 20211 min read
Children's Homily for the 8th Sunday after Pentecost, July 18, 2021: It's a Baptism Day!
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Watch here
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Deborah White
Jul 11, 20217 min read
Sermon for the 7th Sunday after Pentecost, July 11, 2021: Proper 10, Year B, Track 2
Amos 7:7-15; Ephesians 1:3-14; Mark 6:14-29 (The Rev Steve Sturgeon) Watch here Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart...
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Deborah White
Jul 3, 20215 min read
Sermon for the 6th Sunday after Pentecost, July 4, 2021: Something Different Crosses the Threshold
Columba Salamony, Seminarian Watch here [After he raised Jairus’ daughter from the dead,] Jesus left Capernaum and returned with his...
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Deborah White
Jun 26, 20211 min read
Sermon for 5th Sunday after Pentecost, June 27, 2021: The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center
To us you matter (The Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Center) Link to video We must heal the racism, inequities and violence that affect...
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Deborah White
Jun 19, 20213 min read
Children’s Homily for June 20, 2021: Rock the Boat! (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Today we are going on a boat ride! Here are your crew hats. And here is our boat. Climb on the boat with me. All aboard! Isn’t it a...
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Deborah White
Jun 12, 20215 min read
Sermon for June 13, 2021: The Kin-dom of God (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Watch here Today’s psalm reminds us that it is a good thing to give thanks to the Lord! So – many of us are here together in person at...
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Deborah White
Jun 5, 20216 min read
Sermon for June 6, 2021: Psalm 130 (The Rev. Steve Sturgeon)
Watch here Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer....
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