November 3rd – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Psalm 85:10-13, Luke 15: 11-32 Unfinished Stories: Open Doors and the Ways of Homecoming Click the arrow below to listen. Might take a few seconds to download… Last Sunday afternoon, I walked through the galleries of The...October 27th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Isaiah 53: 1-4a; I Corinthians 1: 28 On Marigolds, Blue Eyes, and Beauty Unheeded A book is a pathway of marigold petals. In Mexico, on the Day of the Dead, marigold petals are placed on the ground to help the departed to find their way back to the land of the...October 20th – Tree of Life Sunday – with audio
This morning we were pleased to welcome the following guests to the pulpit: Ghoufran Allababidi – President of the Tree of Life Educational Fund (audio only) Cindy Corrie – mother of Rachael Corrie who was killed in Gaza in 2003 while defending a...October 13th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Exodus 19: 1-6; Isaiah 40: 3; Luke 4: 1-14 Whatever Happened to Solitude: Wilderness, the Divine, and the Invitation to Digital Minimalism It might be that the most powerful wisdom we gain in life comes from our encounters with wilderness. ...October 6th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
We’re pleased to have Joseph Kazadi assisting with the sermon this morning. Joseph and his family (Martine, Maryam, Drysile, and Joe) emigrated from the Democratic Republic of Congo in 2016, and have been living in Old Lyme since 2018. Their story is featured in...September 29th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
THIS WAS STEWARDSHIP SUNDAY AND ALLISON HINE AND TOM GRANT PRESENTED PERSONAL TESTIMONIALS DURING THE SERVICE PRIOR TO THE SERMON. Allison Hine – This Church is a Compass Being part of this Church community is invaluable to my family and our success in navigating the...September 22nd – Father de Foiard-Brown – audio
It was a pleasure to welcome Father Jacques de Foiard-Brown to the pulpit this morning. Jacques comes to us from the island of Mauritius off the coast of southern Africa, where he has lived in a hermitage for almost forty years, while serving the communities that...September 15th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Luke 17: 11-19; Colossians 3: 15-17 A Theology of Resentment, and A Theology of Gratitude Ten were healed. One came back. Ten were afforded the opportunity to resume their lives. One returned to give thanks. Ten were given an unimaginable gift. Only one saw fit...September 8th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Matthew 4: 18-22; I Peter 2: 4-10 Building a Bridge from Sunday to Monday The other day I attended a community gathering to speak about the work of resettling refugees that we and the two other churches in town have undertaken together. I loved...September 1st – Steve Jungkeit
Texts: Luke 5: 17-20; Galatians 6: 2 A Few Thoughts on Beginning, Born at the Finish Line Bear one another’s burdens with gladness. St. Paul, Letter to the Galatians To begin, an image. It’s born from the early chapters in the Gospel of...August 25th – Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Luke 14:1; 7-14a Is this Seat Taken? Hospitality means primarily the creation of free space where the stranger can enter and become a friend instead of an enemy. Hospitality is not to change people, but to offer them space where change can take place. It is not to...August 18th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Psalm 8; Psalm 24: 1-6 Two Pathways Toward Wonder “Two things fill the mind with awe and wonder: the starry heavens above, and the moral law within.” So said Immanuel Kant in 1788, at the end of his book of ethics, The Critique of Practical Reason. Kant was...August 11th – David Good – with audio
Today we were pleased to welcome back to the pulpit our Minister Emeritus Rev. David W.Good, who was our beloved Senior Minister for 37 years from 1976 through 2012. A TRIBUTE TO ST. PAUL, A TENTMAKER FROM TARSUS BY PHIL O. DENDRON (AKA David W. Good) Acts 17: 22-28...August 4th – Scott Harris – with audio
Today we welcomed to the pulpit church member Rev. Scott L. Harris. Scott is a retired Lutheran minister and last served as Senior Pastor at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Stamford. Scott is the Co-Chair of the Refugee Resettlement Committee and his wife, Karen, is a...Upcoming Events
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