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“If There When Grace Dances: Notes on Festivities and Play” Rev. Steve JungkeitThe First Congregational Church of Old LymeTexts: Psalm 137: 2-4, I Corinthians 1: 25 Most summers over the past decade, our family has found a way to visit New Orleans, where I...
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“In Difficult Times You Should Always Carry Something Beautiful in Your Mind” (Pascal) Rev. Carleen R. GerberThe First Congregational Church Of Old Lyme, Ct.Text: Ezekiel 47:7-9 & 12, Proverbs 29:18(a) (King James Bible translation), Ephesians 1:16-19(a),...
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“Gathering the Fragments” Ashley Makar Texts: John 6:1-13 Sermon: “Gathering the Fragments” July 28, 2024 In our gospel reading for today, the disciples are troubled and stuck, convinced there’s not enough to...
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“In Life and Death, We Belong to God” Laurie McKnight Chaplain Texts: 2 Samuel 7:12, Psalm 89: 20,29, 36,37, Psalm 23:1-6 July 21, 2024 Good morning! My name is Laurie McKnight. I am an ordained teaching elder, a minister of word and sacrament in the...
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“Like A Seed” Rev. Cathy ZallThe First Congregational Church of Old Lyme July 14, 2024 Scripture: Mark 4:26- 32 [Jesus] also said, “The kingdom of God is as if someone would scatter seed on the ground, and would sleep and rise night and day, and the...
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“Reflections: Where Love Takes Us” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Sermon: “Centering Down and Looking Up” Text: Exodus 20:8-11 On my summer reading pile this season was an historical novel called, West with Giraffes. It is an epic read by author...
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“Reflections: Where Love Takes Us” Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager with Guest speakers; Kate Summerlin and Raegan Graziano Sermon: “Reflections: Where Love Takes Us” Text: Acts 2:1-12 I like to think of Pentecost described in our scripture this morning...
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“Healing Power” Laura Fitzpatrick-Nager Sermon: “Healing Power” Text: Mark 5: 25-34 Every month for nearly 4 years I’ve had the pleasure of teaching a Bible study class at Essex Meadows. A group of 8-10 of us gather together to read the...
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“Notes on Hospitality and Faith” Steve Jungkeit and Kica Matos Texts: Leviticus 19: 33-34; Matthew 2: 13-15 (Steve Jungkeit) What does it mean, I wonder, that an immigrant stands at the center of our religious life? What does it mean to pray in the name...
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“A Memorial Day Reflection” Rev. Carleen GerberEcclesiasticus 4:11-16, John 15:7-14 excerpts from “When Lilacs last in the dooryard bloomed” (Whitman) A Memorial Day Reflection“We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain” (from the...
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“A Delirium of Birds and Other Miracles” Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-NagerMatthew 14:14-21 Are there any birders here this morning? Raise your hand if you’re a bird watcher. The poet, Theodore Rothke, must have been one, too. Just listen to this spring poem:A...
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“We Are All Beggars” Rev. Steve Jungkeit Texts: Genesis 32: 22-31 May 12, 2024 Here’s something that happened to someone I know fairly well, a minister in a small New England town. It was a Monday night in winter, and, as is his custom, he...
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The Un-Covering of Religion Rev. Steve JungkeitTexts: II Kings 22: 3-13; Luke 4: 18 In an interview several years ago about a collection of American standards that he had recorded, Bob Dylan suggested that what he was doing wasn’t “covering” the songs, but rather...
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The Sacramentality of Everyday Life Steve JungkeitTexts: Isaiah 55: 1-2; John 2: 1-11 One of the most astute and beautiful pieces of theology I have encountered over the last year or two is a profane and hectic television show about food and family, with a...
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On Walking in Their Footsteps along a Mighty Stream Rev. Laura Fitzpatrick-NagerAmos 5:24 Good morning! We’ll be sharing our Civil Rights journey with you this morning part. There’s something powerful and challenging about having to put into words what you’ve seen...
