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“The Things that Make for Peace” Rev. Dr. Paul C. Hayes (Madison, CT)Scriptures: Luke 19:41, 42; Mt 5:43-48; Revelation 21:1-7 I’ve spent a great deal of my life engaged in the art of peacemaking. I’ve done this, not through official...
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“Stepping Out” Rev. Cathy ZallText: Matthew 14:22-33 Alan Watts an Anglican priest who later became a Buddhist observed that what people were most deeply seeking in religion was not a collection of doctrines, rituals, symbols or even moral precepts...
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“None Of Us is Ordinary” Rev. Dr. Gary Comstock Sometimes we make things more complicated than they really are. We seek a solution that’s much greater than the problem we face. We overlook what’s simple and obvious and look for something that may be...
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“In Search of Heart Knowing” Rev. Cathy Zall and Mary VillaText: Psalm 139:1-12 “In Search of Heart Knowing” Always such a pleasure to join in worship at FCCOL. This congregation has played such a central role in my spiritual life and continues...
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“Surrender to the Day and Let Life Happen” The Rev. Rebecca Crosby Text: Isaiah: 55:10-12, Ephesians 4:1-6 I love telling stories and sharing my experiences in a story format. Stories shape our lives and guide our understanding of our...
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“Exophony: On the Borderlands of Language” Rev. Dr. Gary Comstock Texts:Book of Samuel II 1:25-27, Gospel according to Matthew 22:37-40 “Is It Just a Breeze?” I grew up in a tiny Congregational church in the western hills of Essex, in a village...
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“Exophony: On the Borderlands of Language” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Judges 12: 1-6; Acts 2: 1-12 Here is something that has filled me with life over the past several years: in painfully slow increments, morning by morning, I have been...
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“Come Away With Me: Visions of Rest and Jubilee” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Leviticus 25: 1-5, 8-10; Matthew 11: 28-30 Come Away With Me: On Sabbaths and Jubilees I begin with a passing reference to a popular song from Norah Jones. “Come away with me...
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“Why Does the Caged Bird Sing?: Inspiration from Maya Angelou”” The Rev. Rebecca CrosbyText: Psalm 130: 1-2, 5-6; Acts 16:16-26; Philippians 1:12-14, 18b-20, 27 Why Does A Caged Bird Sing?: Inspiration from Maya Angelou Maya Angelou, one of the...
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“The Garden of Humanity” Rev. Dr. Steven Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 2: 8-15 (Selections); John 20: 15-16; Revelation 22: 1-3 Of Soil and Soul: Gardens and the Ethics of Care “They were careless people – they smashed up things and creaturesand then...
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“Something To Do With Paying Attention,” With a Nod to David Foster Wallace Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: I Corinthians 13 “Attention, taken to its highest degree,is the same thing as prayer.It presupposes faith and love.Absolutely unmixed attention is...
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“Everything Else in the House of God” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitTexts: Mark 16: 14-15, 19-20; Titus 1: 15; John 14: 2 “In my Father’s house, there are many mansions.” -John 14: 2 The weeks after Easter present a preacher with a mere handful of...
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“This Is the Moment We Have Been Waiting For” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: John 21: 15-19 Not long ago I heard a story about a form of theater in Japan that originated in the 17th century. It’s called Kabuki Theater, and it’s one of several traditional...
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“Mary” The Rev. Catherine ZallText: John 20:1, 11-16April 12, 2026 Always such a pleasure to return to FCCOL. In these challenging times I feel a special urgency to continue to engage the profound, mysterious, claims of Easter. That the spirit...
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“On the Way to Galilee” Rev. Dr. Steven JungkeitText: Matthew 28: 1-10Easter Sunday Worship Service A few years ago, after we were through with our Easter services and after I had gone home, our family gathered around the table for Easter dinner....
