Sermons – The Episcopal Church in Almaden

Fourth Sunday in Advent

February 03, 2016 16:39 - 16 minutes - 7.51 MB

The Rev. Shelley Booth Denney December 20, 2015 Micah 5:2-5a • Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 80:1-7 • Hebrews 10:5-10 • Luke 1:39-45, (46-55)

Third Sunday in Advent

February 03, 2016 16:37 - 13 minutes - 6.05 MB

The Rev. Shelley Denney December 13, 2015 Year C Zephaniah 3:14-20 • Isaiah 12:2-6 • Philippians 4:4-7 • Luke 3:7-18

Second Sunday of Advent

December 07, 2015 19:13 - 12 minutes - 5.85 MB

The Rev. Shelley Denney December 6, 2015 Year C Malachi 3:1-4 Canticle 16 Philippians 1:3-11 Luke 3:1-6

First Sunday of Advent

December 01, 2015 01:30 - 13 minutes - 6.21 MB

The Rev. Shelley Denney November 29, 2015 Year C Jeremiah 33:14-16 Psalm 25:1-9 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13 Luke 21:25-36

Last Sunday After Pentecost: Christ the King

November 28, 2015 03:35 - 11 minutes - 5.48 MB

The Rev. Shelley Denney November 22, 2015 Proper 29 Year B 2 Samuel 23:1-7 Revelation 1:4b-8 John 18:33-37

Twenty-Fifth Sunday After Pentecost

November 17, 2015 16:49 - 33 minutes - 15.3 MB

The Rev. Harold Clinehens, Guest Preacher November 15, 2015 Proper 28 Year B 1 Samuel 1:4-20 1 Samuel 2:1-10 Hebrews 10:11-15 Mark 13:1-8

Twenty-Fourth Sunday After Pentecost

November 17, 2015 16:38 - 22 minutes - 10.5 MB

The Rev. Shelley Booth Denney November 8, 2015 Proper 27 Year B Ruth 3:1-5; 4:13-17 Psalm 127 Hebrews 9:24-28 Mark 12:38-44

The Feast of All Saints’ Day

November 17, 2015 16:33

The Reverend Shelley Booth Denney November 1, 2015 Proper 26 Year B Wisdom of Solomon 3:1-9 Psalm 24 Revelation 21:1-6a John 11:32-44

Twenty Second Sunday after Pentecost

October 29, 2015 15:38

7:30 am service sermon on October 25, 2015 by The Rev. Karen Cuffie Proper 25, Year B Job 42:1-6, 10-17, Psalm 34:1-8, 19-22, Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10: 46-52 There are a lot of miracle stories in the gospels, many of which are healing miracles. There are actually 6 or 7 accounts of healing the blind […]

Twenty-Second Sunday After Pentecost

October 26, 2015 16:52 - 12 minutes - 5.88 MB

The Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves October 25, 2015 Proper 25 Year B Job 42:1-6, 10-17 Psalm 34:1-8, 19-22 Hebrews 7:23-28 Mark 10:46-52

Twenty-First Sunday After Pentecost

October 19, 2015 21:25 - 23 minutes - 10.8 MB

The Rev. Shelley Booth Denney October 18, 2015 Proper 24 Year B Job 38:1-7, 34-41 Psalm 104:1-9, 25, 37b Hebrews 5:1-10 Mark 10:35-45

Twentieth Sunday after Pentecost

October 14, 2015 00:09 - 10 minutes - 4.62 MB

The Rev. Karen Cuffie October 11, 2015 Proper 23 Year B Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Psalm 22:1-15 Hebrews 4:12-16 Mark 10:17-31

Nineteenth Sunday After Pentecost

October 14, 2015 00:06 - 10 minutes - 4.88 MB

The Rev. Shelley Booth Denney October 4, 2015 Proper 22 Year B Job 1:1; 2:1-10 Psalm 26 Hebrews 1:1-4; 2:5-12 Mark 10:2-16

Eighteenth Sunday After Pentecost

September 28, 2015 22:08 - 14 minutes - 6.72 MB

The Rev. Shelley Booth Denney September 27, 2015 Proper 21 Year B Esther 7:1-6, 9-10; 9:20-22 Psalm 124 James 5:13-20 Mark 9:38-50

Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 24, 2015 02:10 - 31 minutes - 14.5 MB

September 13, 2015 Proper 19 Year B Proverbs 1:20-33 Psalm 19 James 3:1-12 Mark 8:27-38 The Reverend Shelley Booth Denney

Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 09, 2015 21:25 - 21 minutes - 9.82 MB

Proper 18 – September 6, 2015 Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23; Psalm 125; James 2:1-10,11-13, 4-17; Mark 7:24-37 Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor There are moments in our lives when we are knocked off our feet. The context may be expected, but we never know exactly when it’s going to happen. The […]

Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost

September 09, 2015 21:23 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MB

August 30, 2015 The Reverend John Buenz

Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost

August 18, 2015 00:50 - 16 minutes - 7.72 MB

August 23, 2015 The Reverend Dr. William S. Stafford Proper 15 B: 1 Kings 2: 10-12, 3: 3-14; Eph. 5: 15-20; John 6: 53-59 Today’s readings all turn around wisdom and folly—being wise, as opposed to being foolish. We started with King Solomon’s great prayer, asking God for wisdom in governing God’s people. Then we […]

Tenth Sunday After Pentecost

August 04, 2015 00:43 - 11 minutes - 5.37 MB

August 2, 2015 The Reverend Dr. William S. Stafford Proper 13 B: 2 Sam. 11: 26-12:13a; Eph. 4: 1-16; John 6: 24-35 “But the thing that David did displeased the Lord.” On the subject of leadership, the Bible is one of the most complex documents in existence. The Bible shows leadership from many different angles, some […]

Ninth Sunday After Pentecost

August 04, 2015 00:40 - 13 minutes - 6.23 MB

July 26, 2015 The Reverend Mary Morrison Proper 12 2 Samuel 11:1-15, Psalm 14, Ephesians 3:14-21, John 6:1-21

Eighth Sunday after Pentecost

July 20, 2015 20:31 - 11 minutes - 5.26 MB

July 19, 2015 The Reverend Karen Cuffie, Deacon Proper 11 2 Samuel 7:1-14a, Psalm 89:20-37, Ephesians 2:11-22, Mark 6:30-34, 53-56

Seventh Sunday after Pentecost

July 14, 2015 03:08 - 10 minutes - 4.83 MB

The Reverend Mary Morrison July 12, 2015 2 Samuel 6:1-5, 12b-19, Psalm 24, Ephesians 1:3-14, Mark 6:14-29

Sixth Sunday after Pentecost

July 14, 2015 03:05 - 9 minutes - 4.41 MB

The Reverend Mary Morrison July 5, 2015 2 Samuel 5:1-5, 9-10, Psalm 48, 2 Corinthians 12:2-10, Mark 6:1-13

Fifth Sunday after Pentecost

July 14, 2015 03:01 - 21 minutes - 10 MB

The Reverend Canon Jesus Reyes June 28, 2015 2 Samuel 1:1, 17-27, Psalm 130, 2 Corinthians 8:7-15, Mark 5:21-43

Third Sunday after Pentecost

June 19, 2015 02:57 - 13 minutes - 6.15 MB

June 14, 2015 Rev. Bill Stafford 1 Samuel 15:34-16:13 Psalm 20 2 Corinthians 5:6-10, (11-13), 14-17 Mark 4:26-34

Second Sunday after Pentecost

June 19, 2015 02:54 - 12 minutes - 5.64 MB

Jume 7, 2015 Susie Ferguson, Christian Education Director 1 Samuel 8:4-20, 11:14-15 Psalm 138 2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1 Mark 3:20-35

First Sunday After Pentecost

June 19, 2015 02:50 - 15 minutes - 7.16 MB

May 31, 2015 Kimberly Axtell and Rev. Wendy Smith Isaiah 6:1-8 Psalm 29 Romans 8:12-17 John 3:1-17

Day of Pentecost

May 26, 2015 17:55 - 18 minutes - 8.33 MB

Pentecost The Rev. Wendy Smith, PhD May 24, 2015 The Spirit of Truth (Acts 2:1-21, Romans 8:22-27, and John 15:26-27; 16:4b-15) Both in Hebrew and in Greek, the word for spirit, is also translated wind, and breath. Wind-breath-spirit all refer to an invisible movement of air, which brings new ideas, moves things around, […]

Seventh Sunday of Easter

May 26, 2015 17:52 - 18 minutes - 8.33 MB

Seventh Sunday of Easter The Rev. Wendy Smith, PhD May 17, 2015 The World and the Gospel (Acts 1:15-17,21-26, I John 5:9-13 and John 17:6-19) The biggest challenge we face in understanding today’s Gospel reading, is what St. John means by the word, world. It is […]

Sixth Sunday of Easter

May 11, 2015 00:22 - 13 minutes - 5.96 MB

6th Sunday of Easter Sermon preached by Karen Cuffie May 10, 2015. Mother’s Day Acts 10:44-48, Psalm 98, 1 John 5:1-6, John 15:9-17 Our youngest son’s Godparents, Andy and Anita live in Exton, PA now, which is just outside Philadelphia. But we met them in Connecticut when our children were young. They are a very special […]

Fifth Sunday of Easter

May 04, 2015 21:34 - 24 minutes - 11.4 MB

The Rev. John Buenz May 3, 2015. Acts 8:26-40, Psalm 22:24-30, 1 John 4:7-21, John 15:1-8

Fourth Sunday of Easter

April 29, 2015 01:54 - 15 minutes - 6.89 MB

Fourth Sunday of Easter The Rev. Wendy Smith, PhD April 26, 2015 My Shepherd (Acts 4:5-12, Ps 23, I John 3:16-24 and John 10:11-18) I imagine you know that the word psalm means a hymn or song of praise, but perhaps you didn’t know, that it refers to a song accompanied by a stringed instrument. […]

Third Sunday of Easter

April 21, 2015 20:33 - 13 minutes - 6.27 MB

Third Sunday of Easter The Rev. Wendy Smith, PhD April 19, 2015 Episcopal Church in Almaden (Acts 3:12-19, I John 3:1-7, and Luke 24:36b-48) Even though we live in the age of cameras and video recorders, the role of the eyewitness is still important. Whenever something […]

Second Sunday of Easter

April 13, 2015 21:29 - 18 minutes - 8.37 MB

2 Easter – April 12, 2015 Acts 4:32-35; Psalm 133; I John 1:1-2:2; John 20:19-31 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor This is our 23rd Sunday together. It’s hard to believe, but it’s the truth. I looked it up. The calendar doesn’t lie. This is twenty-three times we’ve gathered together—at least—plus all […]

Easter Sunday

April 10, 2015 18:59 - 13 minutes - 6.21 MB

Easter — April 5, 2015 Acts 10:34-43, Psalm 118:14-17, 22-24, Colossians 3:1-4, John 20:1-18 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor I have two granddaughters. We spent a lot of time together when they were little. They lived in my house, so they were there a lot. One of the things we did was […]

Easter Vigil

April 10, 2015 18:48 - 8 minutes - 3.91 MB

Easter Vigil – April 4, 2015 Mark 16:1-8 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor I had an interesting perspective of you coming into the building tonight. Usually I follow right behind the choir, but tonight I decided I would stay behind to make sure everybody got safely in. So, I was following, […]

Palm Sunday

April 03, 2015 17:27 - 13 minutes - 6.4 MB

Palm Sunday—March 29, 2015 Isaiah 50:4-9; Psalm 18:-12, 19-29; Philippians 2:5-11; John 12:12-16 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Everyone knew what was happening that day in Jerusalem. All the people who watched Jesus riding into town—making an entry on this donkey—a little donkey—knew exactly what was happening. They knew what the […]

Fifth Sunday in Lent

March 22, 2015 21:50 - 10 minutes - 4.59 MB

5 Lent—March 22, 2015 Jeremiah 31:31-34; Psalm 51; Hebrews 5:5-10; John 12:20-33 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor It’s amazing to me how quickly I can go from gratitude to panic. I learned Saturday morning that the event I’d been called to deal with today had been cancelled. So, I called Canon […]

Fourth Sunday in Lent

March 18, 2015 00:22 - 15 minutes - 7.08 MB

4 Lent B – March 15, 2015 Numbers 21:4-9; Psalm 107:1-3, 17-22; Ephesians 2:1-10; John 3:14-21 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Well, the strangest things happen in sushi bars. Have you ever noticed that? Of course you have, if you’ve been there. It’s not just about going there to eat cold […]

Third Sunday in Lent

March 18, 2015 00:18 - 11 minutes - 5.37 MB

3 Lent—March 8, 2015 Exodus 20:1-17, Psalm 19, 1 Corinthians 1:18-25, John 2:13-22 Homily preached by Field Ed Student, Karen Cuffie

Second Sunday in Lent

March 07, 2015 20:18 - 14 minutes - 6.58 MB

2 Lent—March 1, 2015 Genesis 17:1-7, 15-16; Psalm 22:22-30; Romans 4:13-25; Mark 8:31-38 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Today we have one of those follow-on gospels that doesn’t make a lot of sense unless you know what happened fifteen minutes ago. In the reading just before the reading we’ve just […]

First Sunday in Lent

February 27, 2015 21:38 - 9 minutes - 4.51 MB

Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor 1 Lent—February 22, 2015 Genesis 9:8-17; Psalm 25; 1 Peter 3:18-22; Mark 1.9-15 A few years back, I had a real blinding flash of the obvious. That wasn’t the last of them. They keep happening. I was preparing for the first Sunday in Lent, and I […]

Last Sunday after Epiphany

February 27, 2015 21:36 - 21 minutes - 9.83 MB

Last Epiphany – February 15, 2015 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor 2 Kings 2:1-12; Psalm 50; 2 Corinthians 4:3:6; Mark 9.2-9 All of our stories—all of our individual stories—are held in the larger story. The stories held by our families, by our communities, by our culture, by our faith. These larger […]

Fifth Sunday after THE EPIPHANY

February 27, 2015 20:36 - 21 minutes - 10 MB

Epiphany 5B—February 8, 2015 Homily preached by The Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Isaiah 40:21-31; Psalm 147; 1 Corinthians 9:16-23; Mark 1:29-39 This was really a week. It was not the week I expected but it was a week that was full of learning for me and full of the Holy Spirit. It began with […]

Fourth Sunday after Epiphany

February 27, 2015 20:34 - 18 minutes - 8.44 MB

4 Epiphany February 1, 2015 Homily preached by Field Ed student Karen Cuffie

Second Sunday after Epiphany

January 29, 2015 02:48

2 Epiphany: January 18, 2015 I Samuel 3:1-10; Psalm 63; 1 Corinthians 6:11b-20; John 1:43-51 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor “The word of the Lord was rare in those days; visions were not widespread.” This phrase sets the context for Samuel’s call to ministry. This Hebrew scripture speaks about a turning […]

Third Sunday after THE EPIPHANY

January 28, 2015 01:41 - 16 minutes - 7.56 MB

Jonah 3:1-5, 10; Psalm 62; 1 Corinthians 7:29-31; Mark 1:14-20 Epiphany 3B – January 25, 2014 Homily preached by The Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Last night, we had our first Saturday Evening Family Service. There may have been other ones at some time in the past—I don’t know—but this was the first one lately, […]

1 Epiphany: The Baptism of Jesus

January 28, 2015 01:36 - 15 minutes - 7.1 MB

1 Epiphany: January 11, 2015 Genesis 1:1-5; Psalm 29; Acts 19:1-7; Mark 1:4-11 Sermon preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor Her hands were shaking, and her mouth trembled when she came to the front of the class to tell her story. Fe is a tiny woman—inches short of 5 feet and maybe 70 […]

Epiphany

January 28, 2015 01:23 - 17 minutes - 8.09 MB

January 4, 2015 Celebration of the Epiphany of our Lord Jesus Christ Isaiah 60: 1-6, Psalm 72:1-7, 10-14, Ephesians 3:1-12, Matthew 2:1-12 Homily preached by The Rev. Jerry Drino

Rough Patch

December 10, 2014 20:57 - 13 minutes - 6.19 MB

2 Advent B – December 7, 2014 Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13, 2 Peter 3:8-15a, Mark 1:1-8 Homily preached by the Rev. Canon Linda S. Taylor

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