May 12, 2024 – Seventh Sunday of Easter
Acts 1:15-17, 21-26; Psalm 1: I John 5:9-13; John 17:6-19 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer We are God’s joy in the world. In every moment of life, we have a choice—we can be a creative or a destructive being. We can build this world up or we can choose to tear it down. The responsibility for making that choice […]
May 5, 2024 – Sixth Sunday of Easter
Acts 10:44-48; Psalm 98; I John 5:1-6; John 15:9-17 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Our reading from Acts today begins in a small town on the coast of the Mediterranean a few miles outside of Tel Aviv. That town is called Joppa. Joppa is a picturesque place with winding, narrow streets, and old buildings. You can hike down […]
April 21, 2024 – Fourth Sunday of Easter
Acts 4:5-12; Psalm 23; I John 3:16-24; John 10:11-18 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Psalm 23 is one of the most well-known psalms in the Bible. It is often read at funerals though I heard it read at a wedding once—and thought it most appropriate. We often read it on this Sunday, Good Shepherd Sunday, and we are […]
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 […]
March 28, 2024 – Maundy Thursday Sermon
Exodus 12:1-4, 11-14; Psalm 116:1, I Corinthians 11:23-26; John 13:1-17, 31b-35 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer It is night, the feast of Passover. As all good, practicing Jews, Jesus and his friends sit down at a table to celebrate together. There are certain rituals practiced throughout the meal and particular words spoken to tell the story that has […]
March 17, 2024 – Fifth Sunday in Lent
Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 119:9-16; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer In Christian iconography—the usage of written images in prayer—there is one called “Pantocrator” which is Greek and means “ruler of all” or “all powerful.” It is an image noteworthy in that it has shaped our own image of Christ. The Pantocrator icon is of Christ’s face. […]
March 3, 2024 – Third Sunday in Lent
Exodus 20:1-17; Psalm 19; I Corinthians 1:18-25; John 2:13-22 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Few people have had such profound influence on Anglicanism as Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer is credited with writing the first and second Books of Common Prayer—the first for Henry VIII and the second in the time of his son, Edward VI. Though Henry had Cranmer […]
February 18, 2024 – First Sunday in Lent
Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25:1-9; I Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1:9-15 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Back in the 80s, when MTV actually showed music videos, there was a song whose background chorus kept repeating, “I want my MTV.” It was a dumb song—no disrespect to Dire Straights—that really didn’t have anything to say other than a repeated lament […]
February 14, 2024 – Ash Wednesday
Isaiah 58:1-12; Psalm 103:8-14; 2 Corinthians 5:20b-6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer I know today is the start of Lent, but I already have a confession to make. It is a “dirty” little secret that I carry on my heart. One of those hidden pleasures that you know you shouldn’t really take part in […]
Sunday, February 11, 2024 – Last Epiphany
2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50:1-6; 2 Corinthians 4:3-6; Mark 9:2-9 The Rev. Candice B. Frazer Timing is everything. As a story-telling device it furthers the suspense. Boy meets girl, girl falls for boy, boy falls for girl and they keep waiting for just the right time to express their feelings missing opportunity after opportunity until finally, the […]