Easter 2020Rev. Doug FloydActs 10:34-43, Psalm 118:14-24, Colossians 3:1-4, Matthew 28:1-10 This morning I had thought to simply read the sermon of Chrysostom because it’s the best Easter sermon there is. I will send it out. I think many of you are familiar with it, but then as I was thinking, I guess some events…
Pentecost 9+Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 15:1-6, Psalm 33, Colossians 4:2-6, Luke 12:32-40 Almighty and merciful God, it is only by your grace that your faithful people offer you true and laudable service: Grant that we may run without stumbling to obtain your heavenly promises; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and…
Pentecost +8 2019Rev. Doug FloydEcclesiastes 2:1-11, Psalm 49, Colossians 3, Luke 12:13–21 Tomorrow is the Feast of St. Oswald. Oswald was the grandson of Ida, the man who founded the kingdom of Northumbria. When Oswald’s father Ethelfrid was killed in a battle, his uncle Edwin, a pagan, who took over the kingdom. Oswald and his brothers found refuge with Columba at Iona…
Pentecost +7 2019Rev. Doug FloydGenesis 18:20-33, Psalm 138, Colossians 2, Luke 11:1-13 Bob Dylan’s songs are often peopled with loners, rolling stones, wandering the land and haunted by memories of lost love. On his album “Time Out of Mind” he writes, The air is getting hotter There’s a rumbling in the skies I’ve been wading…
Pentecost +6 2019St. Brendan’s Anglican ChurchRev. Doug FloydGenesis 18:1-4, Psalm 15, Colossians 1:21-29, Luke, 10:38-42 This is an exciting time for St. Brendan’s as we prepare for our future and think about our calling in this community. When we launched St. Brendan’s, we simply started practicing the ancient rhythms of worship together. Over time, people…