8ᵉ dimanche après la Pentecôte – Afrique Fête 26 juillet 2026 Genèse 29.15-28 | Romains 8.26-39 | Matthieu 13.31-52 Imaginez un peu la pression : vous êtes le premier couple sur Terre et vous devez inventer les tout premiers prénoms de l’histoire, en partant de zéro. Pas de livres de prénoms, pas d’arbre généalogique, pas…
VIIIe dimanche après la Pentecôte19 juillet 2026 Genèse28:10-19 | Romains 8:12-25 | Matthieu 13:24-43 Aujourd’hui, nous avons entendu une autre parabole de Jésus sur les semailles. Ce qui est intéressant, c’est qu’il choisit de raconter cette série de paraboles sur l’agriculture (plutôt que sur la pêche) dans une partie de l’Évangile de Matthieu que l’on…
4e dimanche après la Pentecôte21 juin 2026Genèse 21 : 8-21 – Romains 6 : 1b-11 – Matthieu 10 : 24-39 À cause du cycle de trois ans de notre lectionnaire, certains jours du calendrier de Saint-Esprit sont condamnés à répéter les mêmes lectures. Parfois, la coïncidence est un peu déstabilisante. Tous les trois ans, par…
Pentecost IIJune 7, 2026Genesis 12 :1-9 Romans 4 :13-25 Matthew 9 :9-26 As I’m sure Joris has now discovered, wearing a clerical collar in public is a mixed blessing. People often have rather bizarre ideas about what it can accomplish. There are those who believe it hooks you up with perks wherever you go. According to them,…
PentecostMay 24, 2026Acts 2 :1-21 I Corinthians 12 :3-13 John 20 :19-23 This time last week, we were celebrating the New York State Sacred Spaces open house. It was a beautiful day, and one of the highlights for me was a table at the front of the church with old photos and documents from our history. A…
Easter VI / Baptism of ValérianMay 10, 2026Acts 17:22-31 I Peter 3:13-22 John 14:15-21 I always look forward to celebrating a baptism; being a small part of the excitement and the hopes of the arrival of a new child in the world is such a privilege, and on everyone’s behalf, I want to…
Easter IIIApril 19, 2026Acts 2:14a 36 – 41 I Peter 1:17-23 Luke 24:13-35 When I was about six or seven years old, my parents used to send me to Sunday School. I’ll be honest. I wasn’t there for the theology. I was there for the competitive world of the Sunday School Sticker…
Easter Sunday 2026Acts 10:34-43 Colossians 3:1-4 John 20:1-18 When I first arrived in New York City, one of the things I found most awkward was how to speak to relative strangers — in shops, in restaurants, or just passing someone on the street. In the United States, if an exchange was possible, people were immediately,…
Lent VMarch 22, 2026Ezekiel 37:1-14 Romans 8:6-11 John 11:1-45 The French actress Simone Signoret famously titled her autobiography ‘Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be’. It’s a witty title, but it has a deeper and more melancholy meaning. Nostalgia is a complicated feeling. It has its positive sides: it can strengthen a community’s…
Last Sunday of Epiphany The TransfigurationFebruary 15, 2026Exodus 24:12-18 II Peter 1:16-21 Matthew 17:1-9 If we were to read the story of the Transfiguration for the first time without knowing anything else about Jesus’ teaching, his healing ministry or his death and resurrection, we would probably find it rather strange or exotic. Perhaps we would…