When we talk about stewardship in the church you can see people’s eyes sort of glaze over. They pat their wallet to make sure it is safe and secure, and they begin to look at their watches to see how quickly they can escape. Today’s gospel is a continuation of Luke’s Sermon on the PlainContinue reading “7 Epiphany 2022”
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25 Pentecost 2021
There are things in life that we take for granted as a given, until they are no more. I can still vividly recall the final scene in the first Planet of the Apes movie when Charleston Heston is riding down the beach and finds the half-buried Statue of Liberty and realizes that he is home,Continue reading “25 Pentecost 2021”
21 Pentecost 2021
“…whoever wishes to become great among you must be your servant…” – Jesus (Mark 10:43) Wikipedia will tell you that Robert K. Greenleaf is the founder of the servant leadership philosophy, probably because he wrote the pamphlet “The Servant as Leader” in 1970 which caused an awakening in the business world. In that pamphlet, GreenleafContinue reading “21 Pentecost 2021”
5 Pentecost 2021
I suspect today’s reading from 2nd Corinthians is not the topic of many sermons when there is also David’s love of Saul and Jonathan and Jesus’s healing of two diverse people in a span of 5 minutes, but I think it offers us the opportunity to discuss both church unity and the spiritual aspect ofContinue reading “5 Pentecost 2021”
Proper 13 Year A 2020
Good Morning. It is good to be back among you while I am sojourning in Victoria. I would like to thank Fr. Stephen for allowing me to participate in the ministry of St. Francis at this time and thank all of you who have continued your love and support for my ministry during the pastContinue reading “Proper 13 Year A 2020”
The Rev. Beverly Patterson 