Monthly Archives: September 2011
Sermon – “God is enough”
This sermon from September 18th was preached by Helen Manfield A sermon on Exodus 16:2-15 and Matthew 20:1-16 I n our Exodus reading for today we follow the Israelite people through the Red Sea after having been guided by the
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“Shout your praise”
another taste of our Sunday evening music O ne of the things that makes life around saint benedict’s table so interesting is the number of musicians who call the place home. We’ve got a bit of an embarrassment of riches
Getting Involved this Fall
What follows here is a longish list of ways in which people can get plugged in to the church this year. The first part of the post gives a brief look at our programs and activities, while further down you’ll
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An unreasonable mandate
A sermon on Matthew 18:21-35 B efore I plunge into the parable from the Gospel according to Matthew, I want to offer just a brief observation on the reading from Exodus. What we heard read aloud was an excerpt from
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Summer day camp – Year 4
A report by Corinne Plett “W e’re turning this place into a camp!” Those words started it all. As a family we enjoy many sports including climbing and mountain biking. So when we moved to the country a number of
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Conflict, what conflict?
A s Christians, we often assume that the findings of science are in conflict with the stuff of faith, leaving us to either ignore the sciences or just suspend that way of learning when we walk through the doors of
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Guide My Feet: an alternative version
O n Sunday nights we often end up dipping into music from the black Gospel and slave church traditions, whether inspired by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove (“I Will Trust in the Lord”), or under the leadership of Mike Koop, Larry Campbell or
“As a Gentile and a tax collector”
A sermon on Matthew 18:15-20 F irst of all, a bit of an apology. The way the lectionary cycle of readings is set up, the next several weeks are going present this preacher with a serious conundrum. Week after week,
Sermon – The man who had two sons
In the context of worship on Sunday September 25, we offered a simple liturgy of blessing for the marriage of Jaylene Johnson and Scott Urwin. This sermon on the parable of the man who had two sons (Matthew 21:23-32) ends