Proper 11 Sunday, July 21, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 10:38-42 Mary, Martha, and Lazarus of Bethany are described in the Gospels according to Luke and John as close and much-loved friends of Jesus. Luke records the well-known story of their hospitality, which made Martha a symbol of the active life and Mary of the contemplative,…
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Proper 10 Sunday, July 14, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 10:25-37 The parable of the Good Samaritan is so much more than a Sunday school story from Jesus encouraging us to love our neighbor. It’s way more interesting than that. The story really isn’t even primarily about loving your neighbor; it’s about how impossibly far we…
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On Tuesday, July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 was Launched from Kennedy Space Center. Right in our neighborhood. So … St. Gabriel’s is hosting a free ANNIVERSARY LAUNCH BREAKFAST in our Parish Hall. Members of the NASA Alumni League and Missile and Space Range Pioneers will be there to share their stories of that momentous…
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Proper 9 Sunday, July 7, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 8:26-39 2 Kings 5:1-14; Luke 10:1-11, 16-20 Jesus said, “For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son” (John 3:16a) and we gratefully trust in his precious sacrifice. Jesus said, “Love one another” (John 13:34b, 15:12b), and we take that as foundational to…
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Proper 7 Sunday, June 23, 2019 Lectionary C Luke 8:26-39 Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people and respect the dignity of every human being? (Book of Common Prayer, page 305) Does this sound familiar? These are the last…
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First Sunday after Pentecost: Trinity Sunday Sunday, June16, 2019 Lectionary C Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-31 Romans 5:1-5 John 16:12-15 Psalm 8 I own a wonderful book that I came across in a bookstore somewhere, entitled, “What We Believe but Cannot Prove: Today’s Leading Thinkers on Science in the Age of Certainty.” This book, edited by John…
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Day of Pentecost Sunday, June 9, 2019 Lectionary C Genesis 11:1-9 Acts 2:1-21 In our reading for this Sunday, Pentecost, we see the juxtaposition of two stories: the story of Babel and the story of Pentecost. In the first story, humans try to ascend to Heaven to become like gods; they aspire to greatness for…
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Septimo Domingo de Pascuas Domingo, 2 de junio de 2019 Leccionario C Juan 17: 20-26 ¿Cuál ha sido tu experiencia con Dios? La Biblia tiene personas de diferentes orígenes que han experimentado a Dios. Abraham no solo escuchó a Dios, sino que también sintió la presencia de Dios en su vida diaria. Moisés tuvo la…
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Seventh Sunday of Easter Sunday, June 2, 2019 Lectionary C John 17:20-26 What has been your experience with God? The Bible has people from all different backgrounds who have experienced God. Abraham not only heard God, but he also felt God’s presence in his daily life. Moses had the most powerful experience with God as…
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Sixth Sunday of Easter Sunday, May 26, 2019 Lectionary C John 14:23-29 As I was going through my purse the other day, I found something that reminded me of my true identity. It is a name tag from a conference I went to a few years ago. The name tag says, “Hello my name is…
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