Author Archive: saintphilipsnorwood
March 13, 2016, The Quiet Radical – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Below is an outline version of the sermon. To listen to it, click here: 120721_001 There’s always THAT kid in every group – exuberance – that seems to be what Mary of Bethany was like. (not Mary the mother of Jesus, or Mary Magdalene, but Mary of Mary and Martha, sister of Lazarus who was …
March 6, 2016, The God of Reckless Extravagance – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120714_001 The very best part of the story of the Prodigal Son is the homecoming, the part where the Father, standing on the front porch longing for the return of his lost son, sees his son coming at long last. There he is, in the distance, the Father …
March 2016 CommonLife
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February 28, 2016, Repentance part 2: Out of the Miry Clay – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120707_001 Today is the third Sunday in Lent, and because it’s Lent, we are spending some time talking about repentance. We talk about repentance a lot during Lent; it pops up a lot in our prayers and in our readings all over the place; but just because we …
February 21, 2016, Repentance, part 1: What if There Were No Grace? – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120630_001 On Ash Wednesday, just a week and a half ago, I read you the invitation, from the Book of Common Prayer, to the observance of a Holy Lent. It begins like this: Dear People of God: The first Christians observed with great devotion the days of our …
February 14, 2016, Never Forget Yourself – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
Below is an outline of the sermon. To listen to it, click here: 120623_001 Immediately after Jesus was baptized the Holy Spirit took him on a 40-day retreat into the desert. 1. This is before Jesus had begun any ministry or done any works of power or shown himself to the world – a time …
February 10, 2016, Ash Wednesday, Smudged for Life – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
This link to the recording was broken but seems to be fixed now. If you have trouble with it, please leave a comment: 120620_001 When I was a little girl, growing up in the Catholic Church, the main thing I remember about Ash Wednesday is that you could look around you, in the store, or …
February 7, 2016, Listen Up – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120616_001 A lot of times, the breakdown in a relationship has to do with a lack of listening: a wife tells her husband, “You aren’t listening to me.” or a child tells his parents, “You never listen to me.” But what does it mean if I want someone …
January 31, 2016, Who Is My Enemy? – Mtr. Kathryn Boswell
To listen to this sermon, click here: 120609_001 Today’s gospel reading is part two of this passage from Luke. Last week we read that Jesus was in Nazareth, the town where he grew up, and on the Sabbath Day – which is Saturday – he went to the synagogue for worship. Jesus had already begun …
Annual Report 2016
As we begin this new year together, I am so full of thankfulness for this church. I’ve been at St. Philip’s for five years now, which is pretty exciting for me, but if my math is correct, as a church we are entering our 143rd year as this special part of the Body of Christ, …
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