Category: Readings

Counting our Days, not our Gifts 25th Sunday after Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin November 19, 2023 Proper 28A For the third week in a row in our Gospel reading, Jesus is getting closer and closer to his crucifixion. Every year at this time, I wonder why we focus on Jesus’ teaching before his death and… Continue reading Counting our days, not our gifts

Preparing to Wait 24th Sunday after Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin November 12, 2023 Proper 27A Sometimes you can’t prepare. In March 2020, one month before Easter, St. Andrew’s was closed. We were not prepared for COVID and we certainly were not prepared to have alternative ways to communicate and worship with the people that are… Continue reading Preparing to Wait

Tangible Hope 23rd Sunday after Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin November 5, 2023 Proper 26A In my 45 years of ministry, I have never taken this many weeks “off.” Trust me, it is not easy for me not to work. During this time, I haven’t been the religious leader, I haven’t prepared sermons or worship elements,… Continue reading Tangible Hope 

Sow What? 22nd Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Cathy Victor October 29, 2023 Proper He might not have been the sharpest knife in the drawer, but he managed to have a significant impact on this part of the world. Walter came from Edinburgh, Scotland, and had served in the army. Around 1850, he decided to become… Continue reading Sow What? 

Church and State: Whose Image is it? 21st Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Harold McNabb October 22, 2023 Proper The Herodians and disciples of the Pharisees tackle Jesus on the temple grounds, hoping to score a fatal blow. They ask what they think is an impossible question: Is it lawful for a Jew to pay Roman… Continue reading Church and State: Whose Image is it?

A Journey Without Luggage 19th Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Wayne Stretch October 8, 2023 Proper My friend, Fernando, lived for more that 25 years as a refugee in central Africa. He was a teenager when civil war ravaged Angola, killing millions of Angolans including Fernando’s parents and siblings. Fernando was constantly on a run of… Continue reading A Journey without Luggage

Seeking Freedom in the Wilderness 18th Sunday after Pentecost Rev. Laura Kavanagh October 1, 2023 Proper “Is God among us or not?” Some of us have been wondering that recently. Is the idea of collaborating and potentially combining our resources the direction that God would have us go? Are our individual congregations struggling so that… Continue reading Seeking Freedom in the Wilderness

The Workers in the Vineyard 17th Sunday after Pentecost Dirk Ryneveld September 24, 2023 I don’t know about you, but when I first read this passage of scripture, my first thought was “that doesn’t seem fair.” What about you? Why wouldn’t those who have toiled all day in the hot sun from sun up to… Continue reading The Workers in the Vineyard

Seein as Good sees 16th Sunday after Pentecost Mary Chudley Victoria Cool Aid Society September 17, 2023 Good morning, Thank you for the opportunity to share with you today. The first time I was here was about 25 years ago when I landed on the Island, and never left, as so often happens. Well, left… Continue reading Seeing as God Sees

Making an Agreement with God (and One Another) 15th Sunday after Pentecost Pastor Mitch Coggin September 10, 2023 Proper 18 A What drives you? How are you led? Is your motivation primarily internal or external? What keeps you grounded? Again, is that primarily internal or external? Psalm 119, the longest Psalm with 176 verses, is… Continue reading Making an Agreement with God (and One Another)