April 20, 2025 – Easter Sunday
Isaiah 65:17-25; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Luke 24:1-12 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer It was my first year as a youth minister, and we were deep into planning for the Lent and Easter season. We had just wrapped up a lengthy discussion about Lent when the priest casually asked, “So, what do we think […]
March 31, 2024 – Easter Sunday Sermon
Isaiah 25:6-9; Psalm 118:1-2,14-24; Acts 10:34-43; Mark 16:1-8 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Maybe you have heard of “Florida Man”? Basically, its this internet phenomenon about how the news gets reported from the Sunshine State “Florida Man does so and so.” In the beginning, these were wild and wacky and wonderfully bizarre like: – “Florida Man Attacked During Selfie […]
Sunday, April 9, 2023 – Easter Sunday
Acts 10:34-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 14-24; Colossians 3:1-4; Matthew 28:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer He is Risen! The Lord is Risen Indeed! Easter is a joyous and triumphant occasion of celebration and good cheer. And rightly so—it is the day when we declare Jesus’ defeat over death and sin. The early Church Fathers declared it the day God played […]
April 12, 2020: Easter Sunday, The Rev. Candice B. Frazer
Alleluia! He is Risen! Easter Day has come at last. Though I know in my heart it is Easter, I’m not sure what day of the week it is most of the time anymore. My calendar has been turned on its head and I am pretty sure most of yours have been as well. When […]
April 21, 2019: The Sunday of the Resurrection: EASTER SUNDAY, Rev. Candice Frazer
Peace, hope, and joy are words we like to associate with the Christian faith but I think it more appropriate to consider the words grief, doubt, and despair this morning. Jesus has risen from the dead and that is a joyous occasion; one we celebrate with Easter egg hunts and pretty dresses, chocolate bunnies and […]