The Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 19C

Homecoming Sunday

Gospel Lesson: “Two Lost and Found Parables” Luke 15:1-10
Contemporary Lesson: “Psalm III” by Allen Ginsberg
Homily: “Parables of Wholeness” by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:

“Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing”

“A Woman and a Coin”

“Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us”

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The Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost - Proper 18C

Psalter: Psalm 139
Gospel Lesson: Luke 14:25-33
Contemporary Lesson: "Adult Grief" by Louise Glück
Homily: “Nonattachment? Minimalism? Apathy?” by Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Hymns:

"Gather Us In"

"All Who Hunger, Gather Gladly"

"Simple Gifts"

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Sunday, August 31, 2025 ~ Proper 17C

Lessons:

"God's Plea to Israel" Jeremiah 2:4-13

"Humility and Hospitality" Luke 14:1, 7-14

"Humility" Poem by Wendell Berry

Homily: "Humility and Reward" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, August 24, 2025 ~ Proper 16C

Psalter: Psalm 71:1-9

Lesson: "Jesus Heals a Crippled Woman" Luke 13:10-17

Meditation: "Courage and Grief" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, August 17, 2025 ~ Proper 15C

Psalter: Psalm 80:1-2, 9-19

Lessons: "Jesus Divides; Interpreting the Times" Luke 12:49-56; "The Example of Jesus" Hebrews 12:1-3

Contemporary Lesson: "I Worried" ~ Poem by Mary Oliver

Sunday, August 10, 2025 ~ The 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Psalter: Psalm 107:1-9, 33-43

Lesson: John 13:1-17

Homily: Rev. Katherine Arthaud

Sunday, August 3, 2025 ~ The Eighth Sunday in the Season of Pentecost, Proper 13C

Psalter: Psalm 107:1-9

Lessons: "The Wealthy Fool", Luke 12:13-21; "2008, XIII", poem by Wendell Berry

Reflection: "Extraction" Rev. Jared M. Hamilton

Sunday, July 27, 2025 - Proper 12C

Lessons:

"Christ as a First Principle" - Colossians 2:6-19

"Prayer and Persistence" - Luke 11:1-13

Homily: "The Attention Economy and What Matters Most" - Rev. Jared M. Hamilton