All Saints’ Day 2024Rev. Dr. Les MartinSirach 44:1-14, Revelation 7:9-17, Matthew 5:1-12 Today we observe the Feast of All Saints. It began in the fourth century as a catch all feast to remember all the martyrs of the Diocletian persecution. By the ninth century in the British Isles, it had moved to November 1 and later Pope Gregory IV expanded this observance…
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
A circle of friends on pilgrimage for the love of God
All Saints
All Saints Day 2019Rev. Doug FloydRevelation 7:9-17, Psalm 149, Ephesians 1:15–23, Luke 6:20–36 Paul writes a letter of encouragement to a group of disciples meeting in Ephesus. In the larger culture of the city, this little group that gathers for prayer and fellowship in a home seems rather insignificant. Acts 19 tells the story of…
Pentecost +18 2019Rev. Doug Floyd Ruth 1:1-19a, Psalm 113, 2 Timothy 2:1–15, Luke 17:11–19 O God, our refuge and strength, true source of all godliness: Graciously hear the devout prayers of your Church, and grant that those things which we ask faithfully, we may obtain effectually; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns…