Bishop Keith Whitmore preached at the confirmation services at All Saints' on Sunday, May 10.

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The Rev'd Noelle York-Simmons: "Fear is a natural, human response to the unknown. Fear is okay. It is okay to hesitate and to think, to regroup, to pause. There is, my friends, a place for fear in the kingdom of God. But it is not okay to stay there..."

Senior youth delivered sermons during the 11:15 service on April 26.

Senior youth delivered sermons at the 11:15 service on April 26.

The Rev'd Geoffrey Hoare: "We must beware of huddling behind closed doors for fear of what is coming and what will be asked of us, even recognizing that some measure of fear is proper in the face of the generosity of God and what it can mean for our lives as individuals in a community of faith."

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We know for sure what the women do not yet know: that the Lord is risen and that it is indeed good. The world is changed. God is alive. We will never be the same.

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I'm looking at the banality of sin at the beginning of this story that will end in a bloody death, and I am seeing myself. I am seeing you. And I am inviting you to join me in repentance, the turning of our lives back toward all that is good and true and lovely and hopeful, as a response to the gospel, recognizing our dependence on our victim for grace.