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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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Sermon for Proper 28, Year A, November 15, 2020 (Columba Salamony, Seminarian)
Listen here In the name of the holy and undivided Trinity, one God. Amen. The narrative of the prophet Deborah in the reading from...
Deborah White
Nov 15, 20205 min read
Sermon for Proper 27, Year A, Nov. 8, 2020: Waiting is the hardest part (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen here It’s hard to relate to the particulars of the parable that Jesus tells in today’s gospel. Like all of Jesus’s stories, the...
Deborah White
Nov 8, 20206 min read
Sermon for All Saint’s Day, November 1 2020: One Community of Christ
(The Rev. Dr. Deborah White and The Rev. Walter Ramsey) Listen to sermon here Today is All Saint’s Day – the day we remember those who...
Deborah White
Oct 31, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 21, October 25, 2020: The rest is commentary (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
“When the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question...
Deborah White
Oct 24, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 20, October 18, 2020 (Columba Salamony)
In the name of the holy and undivided Trinity, one God. Amen. “Render unto Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and unto God the things...
Deborah White
Oct 17, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 19, The Parable of the Wedding Crasher, Oct. 11, 2020
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Most cultures have formal rituals for marking important relationships. The signing of treaties between...
Deborah White
Oct 10, 20205 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 18, The vineyard, the landowner, the slaves, and the landowner’s son, Oct. 4, 2
Listen Here: Most of you do not know this, but our Music Director, Arthur Omura, and I often spend part of our meeting time together...
Deborah White
Oct 3, 20206 min read
Sermon for the Feast of Michael and All Angels, September 27, 2020
The Most Rev. Michael B. Curry, Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church Listen here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/3q7yky9nueauafq/AAC4Rd3s...
Deborah White
Sep 26, 20201 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 15, September 13, 2020: No Judgies (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: This past week I had the unfortunate task of sharing what is called a “notice of accord” with the vestry of Grace Church....
Deborah White
Sep 19, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 16, September 20, 2020: Justice, Fairness, Grace (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Listen Here: “BUT THAT’S JUST NOT FAIR.” I am positive that almost all of us who have raised or dealt with children have heard this...
Deborah White
Sep 19, 20205 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 14, September 6, 2020: Binding and Loosing (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
It’s easy to get mad. It only takes a visit to social media or the evening news or sometimes even a certain sermon. Everywhere we go it’s...
Deborah White
Sep 5, 20206 min read
Sermon for Pentecost 13, August 30, 2020: I AM (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
One Sunday when I was the Interim Co-Rector at The Episcopal Church of St. Mary the Virgin in San Francisco, I was doing a sound check...
Deborah White
Aug 29, 20206 min read
Sermon for August 23, 2020: The foundation of love (Leta McCullough Seletzky)
Watch here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/3qfl255r4dks9d1/Leta%20Seletzky%20-%20Movie%20on%208-22-20%20at%206.33%20PM.mp4?dl=0
Deborah White
Aug 22, 20201 min read
Sermon for August 16 2020: Shut your mouth (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Recently, I have been thinking about and praying for my sister-in-law. Some of you met her when she visited here with one...
Deborah White
Aug 15, 20206 min read
Sermon for August 9, 2020: A Night of Fear and Worship (The Rev. Walter Ramsey)
Listen Here: Right now, our world seems to be living through a storm of fear that stirs up, irrational actions, denial of proven facts,...
Deborah White
Aug 8, 20205 min read
Sermon for July 26, 2020: The Kingdom of Heaven is like a mustard seed (The Rev. Dr. Paula Nesbitt)
Pentecost VIII Gen. 29:15-28 Rom. 8:26-39 Mt. 13:31-33,44-52 Grace Episcopal Church, Martinez CA The Rev. Dr. Paula D. Nesbitt “The...
Deborah White
Jul 25, 20207 min read
Sermon for 7th Pentecost, Proper 11, July 19, 2020: Don’t throw the baby out with the bath water
The Rev. Dr. Deborah White Listen Here: My mother often expresses herself through idioms, describing things as “blessings in disguise”...
Deborah White
Jul 18, 20206 min read
Sermon for 6th Pentecost, Proper 10: Grace 150th Anniversary Celebration, July 12, 2020
The Rt. Rev. Dr. Marc H. Andrus, Bishop of the Diocese of California Insert link
Deborah White
Jul 11, 20201 min read
Sermon for 5th Pentecost, Proper 9, July 5, 2020: Jesus’s yoke, not violence, The Rev. Walter Ramsey
A few weeks ago, I started watching an old TV western serial on Amazon Prime called “The Rebel,” that I had watched as an adolescent ...
Deborah White
Jul 4, 20205 min read
Sermon for 4th Pentecost, June 28, 2020: The Lord will provide (The Rev. Dr. Deborah White)
Listen Here: Abraham was having computer problems. As he was grousing and cursing at his computer screen, his son Isaac walked by....
Deborah White
Jun 27, 20205 min read
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