Monthly Archives: November, 2016
November 27, 2016, Be Ready! – guest speaker, Helen Harris
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130406_001 Today is the First Sunday of Advent. It is also a new liturgical year in our lectionary calendar season, year A. The appropriate liturgical color is usually purple, however, in recent years the trend of blue has emerged. The Latin word for ‘Advent’ is ‘Adventus’; which means …
Homily for Norwood Community Thanksgiving, Nov. 2016, Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
When I was a little girl, my Mom always made sure that we sent a thank-you note for every gift we received. And as a child, I remember this seemed like very, very hard work. When the fun of Christmas or my birthday was all over, I approached this task with great reluctance, even dread. …
December and January 2016-2017 CommonLife
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November 20, 2016, The King and the Maiden – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130330_001 The King and the Maiden Søren Kierkegaard Suppose there was a king who loved a humble maiden. The king was like no other king. Every statesman trembled before his power. No one dared breathe a word against him, for he had the strength to crush all opponents. …
November 13, 2016, Taking the Long View – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130323_001 Jesus said something like this: The days are coming when there won’t be one board or piece of stained glass in St. Philip’s Church, there won’t be one brick in the Norwood town hall, there won’t be one stone in the White House, not one thing left …
November 6, 2016, Sermon for All Saints – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 130316_001 Two more days until the national elections, and on Tuesday (for all those of us who haven’t already done early voting) each of us will have the privilege and the solemn responsibility to decide which of the candidates for each office comes closest to having the qualities …
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