Sunday, December 31, 2023 – Christmas 1B
Isaiah 61:10-62:3; Psalm 147:13-21; Galatians 3:23-25,4:4-7; John 1:1-18 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer When I was nine years old, Mount Saint Helens erupted. I remember seeing the explosion on the nightly news and hearing my parents talk about it. I was concerned for the people who had died and the animals and plant life that were now gone. I […]
Sunday, December 10, 2023 – Advent 2
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11; Psalm 126; I Thessalonians 5:16-24; John 1: 6-8, 19-28 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer When I was a little girl, I remember going to Pilcher McBride Drugs in downtown Selma with my mother. As we walked to the entrance of the store, I noticed a man standing on a box, holding a sign […]
Sunday, December 10, 2023 – Advent 2
Isaiah 40:1-11; Psalm 85:1-2,8-13; 2 Peter 3:8-15a; Mark 1:1-8 The Rev. Drew Brislin In the name of the One Holy and Undivided Trinity. Amen I love the season of Advent! It is a season of preparation. I know it feels like we started this preparation back in October if not earlier for some, but this is really […]
Sunday, December 3, 2023 – Advent 1
Isaiah 64:1-9; Psalm 80:1-7; I Corinthians 1:3-9; Mark 13:24-37 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Sam Wells, an Anglican priest and author and the vicar of St. Martin’s in the Fields in Trafalgar Square, London, says that there are two mistakes we make in how we understand the story the Bible tells us. First we think of the […]
Sunday, November 26, 2023 – Christ the King Sunday
Ezekiel 34:11-16,20-24; Psalm 95:1-7a; Ephesians 1:15-23; Matthew 25:31-46 The Rev. Drew Brislin The season of Christmas movies has kicked into full gear. They seem to be starting them earlier and earlier, even broadcasting new ones during Christmas in July campaigns. While the story lines vary there are inevitably at least one or two if not […]
Sunday, November 19, 2023 – Pentecost 25
Zephaniah 1:7,12-18; Psalm 90:1-8, 12; I Thessalonians 5:1-11; Matthew 25:14-30 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer I had a friend in high school whose father gave him the equivalent of his college tuition and a choice. He could invest his money and pay for college, invest it and keep it, or spend it and not go to college. My […]
Sunday, November 12, 2023 – Pentecost 24
Wisdom 6:12-16; Wisdom of Solomon 6:17-20 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18; Matthew 25:1-13 Mr. Chris Paul, Seminarian We live in a culture that tends to spend a lot of time planning for events. Especially big wedding events. We spend months and months going over every detail to make sure everything goes off smoothly. Families and friends come from all over […]
Sunday, November 5, 2023 – All Saints’ Sunday
Revelation 7:9-17; Psalm 34: 1-10, 22; I John 3:1-3; Matthew 5:1-12 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer One was a soldier, and one was a beast, and one was killed by a fierce wild priest! Or was that one was a priest, and one was killed by a fierce wild beast? I sing a song of the saints […]
Sunday, October 22, 2023 – Pentecost 21
Isaiah 45:1-7; Psalm 96:1-9; 1 Thessalonians 1:1-10; Matthew 22:15-22 The Rev. Drew Brislin As Veteran’s Day approaches, a particular movie that is always played, especially on channels like Turner Movie Classics, is the 1941 Oscar winning Sergeant York starring Gary Cooper. It is based on the true story of a rugged Appalachian farmer from Tennessee named […]
Sunday, October 8, 2023 – Pentecost 19
Isaiah 5:1-7; Psalm 80:7-14; Philippians 3:4b-14; Matthew 21:33-46 The Rev. Drew Brislin As I was thinking about this morning’s Gospel reading and its agricultural aspects, I could not help but be drawn back to memories of some of my earliest school projects and science experiments that included plants. From watching celery soak up food dye, to […]