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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...

Deborah White

Oct 16, 20213 min read

Vestry Minutes for October 13, 2021

Meeting by video conference Present: The Reverend Dr. Deborah White (Rector), Liz Charlton (Jr. Warden), Amelia Brooks, Chandra Damele,...

Deborah White

Oct 12, 20214 min read

Sermon for 20th Pentecost, October 10, 2021: Jesus the Youth Pastor

Caren Miles, Associate for Faith Formation, Diocese of California Watch here

Deborah White

Oct 9, 20211 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....

Deborah White

Oct 2, 20213 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...

Deborah White

Sep 25, 20215 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!...

Deborah White

Sep 19, 20213 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...

Deborah White

Sep 11, 20215 min read

Vestry Minutes for September 8, 2021

Meeting by video conference Present: The Reverend Dr. Deborah White (Rector), Christina Reich (Sr. Warden), Liz Charlton (Jr. Warden),...

Deborah White

Sep 7, 20213 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...

Deborah White

Sep 4, 20216 min read

Bonus Sermon for 14th Pentecost, August 29, 2021: Sticks and Stones

(The Rev. Dr. Deborah White, preached at St. John' the Evangelist Church, Yalesville, Connecticut) Listen here Read here

Deborah White

Aug 29, 20211 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...

Deborah White

Aug 28, 20215 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...

Deborah White

Aug 21, 20216 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...

Deborah White

Aug 14, 20211 min read

Vestry Minutes for August 11, 2021

Meeting by video conference. Present: The Reverend Dr. Deborah White (Rector), Christina Reich (Sr. Warden), Liz Charlton (Jr. Warden),...

Deborah White

Aug 10, 20216 min read

Sermon for 11th Pentecost, August 8, 2021: I have had enough (Columba Salamony)

In the name of the holy and undivided Trinity: one God. Throughout most of my life, I have had a difficult and complicated relationship...

Deborah White

Aug 7, 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...

Deborah White

Jul 31, 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...

Deborah White

Jul 24, 20215 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

Deborah White

Jul 18, 20211 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...

Deborah White

Jul 11, 20217 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...

Deborah White

Jul 3, 20215 min read