July 21st – Carleen R. Gerber – with audio
Genesis 1:1-31 & 2:1-3 Revelation 22:13 I Love to Tell the Story: In the Beginning, God… This summer we have embarked upon a series of sermons telling- and re-telling – the great stories of the Bible. Remembering the wisdom of the German Theologian,...July 14th – Rev. Catherine Zall – with audio
This morning we welcomed to our pulpit The Rev. Catherine Zall, director of the New London Homeless Hospitality Center. Cathy was our beloved Associate Minister from 2002 to 2007. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Luke 10:25-37 A...July 7th – Carleen Gerber – with audio
Daniel 3:14-28 and 30 Ephesians 1:16&17 I Love to Tell the Story: Revisiting Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-Nego The Bible is a treasure trove of stories. And this summer we hope to explore some of those stories together, and think together about what lessons...June 30th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Micah 6; Matthew 25 The Ghost of Tom Joad, Revisited Today I’d like to share a story about something that happened here at the church several weeks ago. It’s a story that has implications concerning some of the hard truths we’re being forced to confront in our...June 23rd – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Text: Romans 12: 1-3 In Praise of Steadiness A few months ago I had the experience of returning to the church in New Haven where Rachael and I attended for many years. It had been a place that had nurtured and formed us during some crucial years in our...June 16th – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager -with audio
Mark 8:22-26 June 16, 2019 Open My Eyes, That I May See The whole of life lies in the verb seeing – Teilhard de Chardin I’ve lived a pretty segregated life. Until fairly recently, I hadn’t recognized just how segregated. Allow me to explain. It seems that...June 9th – Steve Jungkeit and David Fitzpatrick – with audio
This morning we welcomed to our pulpit David Fitzpatrick. David is a writer and author of the memoir “Sharp”, and is the brother of Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager. He and his wife, Amy Holmes, live Rockfalls, Connecticut. They are advocates in the mental health community....June 2nd – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Daniel 1; I Corinthians 6 Let Food Be Thy Medicine I’ve borrowed my sermon title this morning from the ancient words of Hippocrates, that Greek sage credited with the founding of medical study and practice. “Let food be thy medicine, and medicine...May 26th – Carleen Gerber – with audio
Exodus 3:5 Ecclesiasticus 4:11-16 John 15:7-17 We Stand on Holy Ground Just about one year ago, I was privileged to make the journey to Washington, D.C., to Arlington National Cemetery, with the family of Betty Smith, to lay her to rest beside her...May 19th – Steve Jungkeit
Text: I Corinthians 12 “It’s Good To Be Together In This Place” [Sorry – audio not available for this one. But it’s a great read!] Earlier in the week, I reread an old story from Wendell Berry, a story that I shared once before. But good...May 12th – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: Proverbs 8 Oh Mercy To begin, a series of questions: Where do you experience awe? When have you experienced wonder? Have there been moments in your life that have made you feel as though you’re in the presence of something holy, something sacred? Have there...May 5th – Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager – with audio
Isaiah 58: 9c-12, John 4: 5-42 Wellsprings of Wisdom and Other Startling Truths I don’t think it is possible to contribute to the present moment in any meaningful way while being wholly engulfed by it. It is only by stepping out of it, by taking a...April 28th-Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager, et al – with audio
Scripture: Psalm 8, Luke 24:13-35 Blue Skies and Cement Walls Over Bethlehem: Reflections on our Tree of Life Journey Salaam Alaikum! Welcome! It’s been a month since we’ve returned from our Tree of Life Journey. As most of you know, twenty-three of us made our way...April 21st – Steve Jungkeit – with audio
Texts: John 20: 1-10; I Corinthians 1: 18-21, 26-31 The Doorway Out of the Tomb There’s an opening in the tomb, but he can’t get to it. There’s an exit, but he’s unable to move toward it. He sits inside that enclosed space, the heavy walls reflecting all...Upcoming Events
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