Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
Guidelines for Parishes during the Coronavirus Pandemic, from Bp. Love
The following guidelines from our Bishop are the guidelines we will follow as we re-open the Church for Sunday worship. The current plan for St. Philip’s is to continue online services through the month of June. Then, God willing, and in accordance with the regulations of the Diocese and the state of New York, we …
May 24, 2020, How Special Are We?, John 17:1-10 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000197 One of my least favorite childhood memories is playing team sports in gym class. It might have been softball or soccer or relay races: the sport itself wasn’t the source of pain. What I remember very painfully is standing in a group with the rest of the …
May 17, 2020, What the World Needs Now…. John 14:15-21, Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000195 There’s a great method of Bible study, very hands-on, where you print out the text of the passage that you want to study so you can write all over it, and circle things, and underline and draw connecting lines, without messing up your Bible. And one of …
May 10, 2020, Way, Truth, Life.com (John 14:1-14) – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000194 I’d just like to say here at the start that I hope you heard Fr. Bill Cooper’s sermon yesterday on this gospel reading because it was wonderful. And I especially loved the way he pointed out that Jesus shows us the way by his character, which …
Four for the Lord: Holy Eucharist for Sunday May 10 2020
Here is the youtube link for today’s service
May 3, 2020, Shepherd, Gate, Sheep, Lamb, John 10:1-18 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000193 Of all the images the Scriptures give us to help us know who God is, and specifically who Jesus is, I think it’s probably the image of the shepherd that people find the most comforting. There is something just unspeakably tender and comforting about seeing our Lord …
April 26, 2020, What Happens in Emmaus Doesn’t Stay in Emmaus, Luke 24:13-35 – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: Z0000192 This is not my Sunday to be homilist in the combined services we are holding online during this time of quarantine, but I wanted to share my thoughts about the wonderful gospel passage we read on this Third Sunday of the Easter season. Last week we heard …
St. Philip's Episcopal Church 