13 octobre, 2024Job 23:1-9, 16-17 Hébreux 4:12-16 Marc 10:17-31 L’une des paroles les plus dures et les plus mémorables de Jésus parle franchement et sans ambiguïté de l’argent. Sa déclaration a mis mal à l’aise plus d’un pape fortuné, sans parler des ministres appelés à servir des congrégations riches ou à l’aise. Même les disciples…
Pentecost XIX September 29, 2024 Esther 7 :1-10 James 5 :13-20 Mark 9 :38-50 There is an old joke in ecumenical circles about the way in which Christians view each other’s denominations. St. Peter was giving a guided tour of heaven to a group of new arrivals. They were thrilled to see how beautiful it all was, and…
Pentecost XVISeptember 8, 2024Song of Solomon 2 :8-13 James 1 :17-27 Mark 7:1-23 Yesterday was an important day in St. Esprit’s calendar – indeed, a significant day in the calendar of the Episcopal Church. Our very own Elias Neau – whose icon you can see at the front of our church beautifully drawn by Nita – was…
Fifteenth Sunday after PentecostSunday, September 1st 2024 Song of Solomon 2:8-13 James 1:17-27 Mark 7:1-23 Have you ever had to dress in a certain way to feel that you belong? Or even to prove that you are who you say you are? I sometimes have to wear a clerical collar for that purpose, and people…
Pentecost XIVAugust 25, 2024 I Kings 8 :22-43 Ephesians 6 :10-20 John 6 :56-69 It can’t have escaped anyone’s notice that it is Presidential election season in the United States of America. When I was younger, I quite enjoyed the excitement of watching the United Kingdom results come in one by one during the night as the count…
Pentecost XIIIAugust 18, 2024I Kings 2:10-3:13 Ephesians 5:15-20 John 6:51-58 If you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you will not have life within you. For many Christians, one of the most difficult things about the pandemic a few years ago was the fact that it wasn’t…
Pentecost XIIAugust 11, 20242 Samuel 18:5-33 Ephesians 4 :25-5:2 John 6 : 35-51 Does anyone still remember all seven of the deadly sins? Even if we never learned the list, I’m sure that we could name at least four or five of them, even if it was just by guessing! Theologians used to divide them into two…
PENTECOST X | AFRIQUE FÊTEJuly 28, 2024II Samuel 11:1-15 Ephesians 3:14-21 John 6:1-21 “I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth takes its name.” Paul’s declaration in our reading this morning would have shocked many peoples of the ancient world. Almost without exception, cultures around the globe…
PENTECOST VI July 7, 2024 I Samuel 5:1-10 II Corinthians 12:2-10 Mark 6:1-13 The Serenity Prayer is perhaps one of the most popular prayers in the world. Many people know it as the prayer used by the organization Alcoholics Anonymous, but it has been widely disseminated through greetings cards, posters and even fridge magnets. It…
Sixth Sunday of Pentecost June 30, 2024 II Samuel 1:17-27 II Corinthians 8:7-17 Mark 5:21-43 It’s taken us some time to get used to the crowds in New York City again. During the pandemic, the streets were almost empty and it was always possible to find a seat on the subway – even in rush…