A sermon delivered by Rev. Marci A. Glass on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025.

The scripture reading was from Luke 24:13-35.

At the start of Lent, the children 'buried' an alleluia in worship. We put the word away during a season. On Easter, we bring it back. On the first Easter morning, the women went to the tomb, assuming their alleluias were going to stay buried forever.Their rabbi was dead. Their hopes and dreams, buried with him. An encounter with the angels in the empty tomb makes them reconsider what they thought they knew of death, of endings. Maybe you've buried a lot of your hopes and dreams recently too. What might the Easter story have to say to us anew this year?

As Jesus enters Jerusalem, he is greeted by raucous crowds. It is a celebration of him. It is also a counter protest to Rome. The crowds have gathered and are crying out "hosanna", which means "save us".  Save us from injustice. Save us from cruelty. Save us from crushing poverty.  Jesus does not silence the crowds. And he responds to their cries by weeping over Jerusalem and by turning over tables in the Temple.

The sermon was delivered on Palm Sunday, April 13, 2025 by Rev. Marci A. Glass.

The scripture reading was from Luke 19:29-48.

It is easy these days to say who we are against. Maybe it has always been easy to do so. What is harder is to create space for people to change their minds, change their views, change their behavior. As Jesus approaches Jerusalem, he stops in Jericho and accepts an invitation to eat at the home of someone who society wanted to cancel. How can the story of Zacchaeus help us give space for each other?

There sermon was delivered on April 6, 2025 by Rev. Marci A. Glass.

The scripture reading was from Luke 18:31-19:10.

The Good Shepherd calls home all of the sheep, even "those" sheep. No matter how far you've wandered, no matter who has tried to separate you from God's fold, Jesus is waiting. It's time for a homecoming.

The sermon was delivered on March 30, 2025 by Rev. Victor Floyd.

The scripture reading was from Luke 15:1-32.

Jesus continues his journey to Jerusalem and his disciples ask him a question as they walk. They want him to answer the questions we always want God to answer for us too—why do bad things happen to good people? Join us as we consider Jesus' answer to the question.

The sermon was delivered by Rev. Marci A. Glass on March 23, 2025.

The scripture reading was from Luke 13:1-9, 31-35.

Happy 100th Birthday, Louise!

Welcome to Calvary Storytellers, our new oral history project featuring our members and friends telling their life stories in their own words. This first edition is narrated by Calvary’s newest centenarian – Louise Takeuchi. Louise was just a teenager when she and her family were sent from their home in California to Japanese internment camps in Arkansas. In typical Louise fashion, her story is one of hope and resilience as she reminisces how the local Quakers were the ones who sponsored her to leave the camp at the end of the war and how she eventually made her way to Calvary, after a brief visit to Glide Methodist Church in the Tenderloin.

The story of Mary and Martha is often painted as a story where one does right and one does wrong. We know, however, that life is often more complicated than that.

We know that faith is embodied through being present and taking action—and everything in between. Join us on this second Sunday in Lent as we consider, how can we live along the spectrum of faith and works.

Stay woke! Or we might miss the glory of God (at least according to Luke's gospel). The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke all record the story of Jesus's transfiguration on the mountaintop. But only Luke records that the disciples witnessed this amazing transformation because they had stayed awake. In a time when we are tired and overwhelmed with exhausting news, how can we stay awake to witness what God is doing in the world and in our lives?

The sermon was delivered on March 2, 2025 by Rev. Joann H. Lee.

The scripture reading was from Luke 9:28-45.

In Sunday's story, a woman washes Jesus' feet with her tears, drying them with her hair. It's an intimate scene. An emotional scene. A costly scene. And it makes the rest of the guests uncomfortable. 

We don't know her story, but we see her response to Jesus. How do we respond to grace, forgiveness, and second chances? Do we welcome second chances for others or just for ourselves?

The sermon was delivered on February 23, 2025 by Rev. Marci A. Glass.

The scripture reading was from Luke 7:36-50.

What makes for a trustworthy prophet? Let’s learn a spiritually sound way to vet our current-day prophets. We need clarity—and hope—for these troubled times. And, friends, there is hope!

The sermon was delivered by Rev. Victor A. Floyd on February