June 21, 2026 – Fourth Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 21:8-21; Psalm 86:1-10, 16-17; Romans 6:1-11; Matthew 10:24-39 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer My mother owned and operated a dance studio for much of her life. When I was a teenager, I worked as one of her assistant dance instructors. I loved teaching the pre-K classes. The little girls arrived dressed in pink leotards with […]
June 14, 2026 – Third Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 18:1-15 (21-27); Psalm 116:1,10-17; Romans 5:1-8; Matthew 9:35-10:8(9-23) The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Some of you may remember Banshee—or “Church Dog,” as many called her. She was a Catahoula-hound mix who loved coming to church with me, getting treats, barking at boats in the bay at Orange Beach, going for runs, and just about anything […]
June 7, 2026 – Second Sunday After Pentecost
Genesis 12:1-9; Psalm 33:1-12; Romans 4:13-25; Matthew 9:9-13, 18-26 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In seminary, I was required to complete an internship as part of my formation for the priesthood. Steve and I visited several churches trying to determine what might be a good fit. We went to very large churches and tiny ones and […]
May 31, 2026 – Trinity Sunday
Genesis 1:1-2:4a; Psalm 8; 2 Corinthians 13:11-13; Matthew 28:16-20 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The book Three Bags Full, recently made into a movie, The Sheep Detectives, is set in the picturesque village of Denbrook. There, a shepherd by the name of George Hardy tends his flock. He makes sure they are well fed, cares for their illnesses, […]
May 24, 2026 – The Day of Pentecost
Acts 1:6-1Acts 2:1-21; Psalm 104:25-35, 37; I Corinthians 12:3b-13; John 20:19-23 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Growing up, my sister and I had plenty of fights. When we were little, they were typically over toys. As we grew older, they became about clothes, using the phone, who was right and who was wrong—just about anything. […]
May 17, 2026 – 7th Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:6-14 The Rev. David Hall Some years ago, Phyllis and I watched every episode of God Friended Me on CBS. It was the story of God and Facebook and a young man named Miles Finer who doesn’t believe even though – in the story – his father is the Episcopal Bishop of New York City. Then one […]
May 10, 2026 – 6th Sunday of Easter
Acts 17:22-31; Psalm 66:7-18; I Peter 3:13-22; John 14:15-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer There are 613 commandments in Torah—the book of the law in Judaism. They include everything from not wearing clothing made of mixed fibers—goodbye polyester—to not combining milk and meat—so no cheeseburgers—to prohibitions against disrespecting your parents or adultery, both of which carry […]
May 3, 2026 – 5th Sunday of Easter
John 14:1-14 The Rev. David Hall Last week, I thought I was lost. Phyllis and I were in Champaign, Illinois visiting my mother for her 94th birthday. On Saturday, we went hiking on the Allerton Trails which wind through a beautiful wooded area and beside the Sangamon River near Monticello, Illinois. We were near the end of the […]
April 26, 2026 – 4th Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:42-47; Psalm 23; I Peter 2:19-25; John 10:1-10 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The shepherd has served as an image of leadership in Scripture since the time of Moses. As you may remember, when Moses fled Egypt, he came upon a well in the land of Midian, where he met his future wife, Zipporah. Zipporah’s […]
April 19, 2026 – 3rd Sunday of Easter
Acts 2:14a,36-41; Psalm 116:1-3,10-17; I Peter 1:17-23; Luke 24:13-35 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer The Righteous Gemstones is an HBO television series that parodies the modern tele-evangelical movement. In the opening scene of the first episode, Eli Gemstone, a megachurch pastor, and his two sons are hosting a 24-hour baptism marathon in a wave pool in Chengdu, […]