On this Christ the King Sunday, the Rev. Barbara Ballenger wonders if we've been misunderstanding the Parable of the Talents all these years.

Today's readings are:

1 Thessalonians 5:1-11

Psalm 90:1-8

Matthew 25:14-30

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 28, Year A.

Lyrics by the Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold, set to the tune Puer Nobis.

Did you know that we've got our very own version of a hymn about St. Martin of Tours? Every year we sing this song on St. Martin's Day. The lyrics were written by the Rt. Rev. Frank Griswold when he was the Rector of Church of St. Martin-in-the-Fields. The hymn tells the full tale of St. Martin of Tours' encounter with a beggar one day along the roadside - the encounter fabled to have turned his path toward Christ.

Recording from St. Martin's Day celebration, Sunday, November 15, 2020.

Dr. Lyn Loewi, piano

Alyson Harvey and John Wentz, cantors

St. Martin's Handbell Choir

When will the light break upon us like dawn? When the hungry are fed, the grieving comforted, the prisoners set free... The Rev. Kerbel notes that today's passage from Isaiah is the same background for both today's passage in Luke 10 as the Beatitudes in Matthew 25. You will find Christ, and Christ's disciples there where people need to be set free. He notes that sometimes we make a big deal about God's will being mysterious, but sometimes God is really clear. If you follow Christ you will find yourself in works of justice and mercy.

Today's readings are:

Isaiah 58:6-12

Psalm 15

Matthew 25:31-40

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for the Feast of St. Martin of Tours.

How do we prepare for something completely new that is coming, when we may not be sure what it will look like? In her sermon from Sunday, November 8, the Rev. Barbara Ballenger reminds us that it is in our faith practices that we find the strength we need to face an unknown new dawn.

Sermon from the 23rd Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 27

Today's readings are:

Wisdom of Solomon 6:12-16

Psalm 70

Matthew 25:1-13

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 27, Year A.

November 1, 2020

In her sermon for All Saints' Day, the Rev. Anne Thatcher shares her vision of the Beatitudes as she has seen them at St. Martin's in her five years with us. As she departs for her new call, she leaves us with these new blessings to take us forward.

Today's readings are:

Revelation 7:9-17

Psalm 34:1-10, 22

Matthew 5:1-12

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for All Saints' Day, Year A.

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel's sermon for Sunday, October 25, 2020.

Readings for the 21st Sunday after Pentecost, Proper 25:

Psalm 1, 1 Thessalonians 2:1-8, Matthew 22:34-46

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 25, Year A.

In her sermon from Sunday, October 18, the Rev. Anne Thatcher wonders about our "smugness warning light", the internal indicator that maybe we think we know right or best. She reminds us that this feeling doesn't allow much room for the love of neighbor or the mercy of God. How can we find and root out the underlying sin behind this feeling when we see our indicator light?

Psalm 96:1-9, (10-13)

1 Thessalonians 1:1-10

Matthew 22:15-22

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 24, Year A.

Streamed to YouTube Live.

In his sermon from Sunday, October 11, the Rev. Jarrett Kerbel reminds us that God is good all the time. We're "supported by His goodness that transcends our circumstances." Rev. Kerbel illustrates what it means to believe in this goodness, despite threat and discord around us, with two stories of joyful resilience from the end of last week in Germantown.

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 23, Year A.

Psalm 23, Philippians 4:1-9, Matthew 22:1-14

In times like these, you better be sure that your anchor holds. In her sermon from Sunday, October 4, The Rev. Barbara Ballenger lets us know that "in times like these" we don't need to just hunker down and power through, but rather to live in ways that stand in contrast, revisioning the ways we all could live.

Readings from this morning include: Isaiah 5:1-7, Psalm 80:7-14, Philippians 3:4b-14, and Matthew 21:33-46.

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 22, Year A.

Recorded live in Zoom.us

The Rev. Jarrett Kerbel wonders, would we really want to have an argument with Jesus?

Sermon from Sunday, September 27, Ordinary Time, Proper 21.

Readings:

Psalm 25:1-8

Philippians 2:1-13

Matthew 21:23-32

Readings may be found on LectionaryPage.net for Proper 21, Year A. Recorded live in Zoom.us