Below the sermon audio is the sermon text, basically what was preached in the pulpit! This was a moving sermon for me to reflect upon and to preach. The Gospel hymn spoke of “the heart” and I chose “Come thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to thy accord” as the sermon response instead… Continue reading
The little homily (homilette?) below was part of a Eucharistic service prepared to give thanks for donors to various projects to enhance our church and also to give thanks for those who actually did the work with mind and hand. My colleague, Bishop James Jelinek, preached on what is to come; I was asked to… Continue reading
It was great fun meeting Leslie and John and then subsequent conversations whether in person or by telephone. When we first met Leslie and I got into some straight talk about the value of a professional officiant over choosing a friend; I though my straight talk had lost them… but it didn’t and I am… Continue reading
The text for the sermon is below the audio, and the audio is of the early 8am service not the later 10am. Hearing both (!) I am intrigued about the ad lib differences in content… maybe this says something about me waking up and/or about the needs and aspirations of those present. I was so… Continue reading
The text of the sermon is below the sermon audio. This is the first sermon preached for three months since my radical heart surgery at the beginning of April. I’m learning not only the bounty of being free from death (for a while at least) but also the mysterious task of learning what it is… Continue reading
It was a roller-coaster of emotions to read through these 100 examples (quotations); e.g. “It would be nice to live according to my being rather than my bleakness”. Overall… relationships (with other people, with a divine being, with a pet) are stressed often – not quantity, but quality! Pew Study: Meaning of Life
Oh such a privilege and joy to marry Katie and Todd… it was a bright though cold November day, crisp and clean speaking of all things new and wonderful. Trinity Church as always… at its best for weddings. And Katie and Todd asked that the Cana Wedding story be read at their wedding… it’s a… Continue reading
It wasn’t until I heard (again) the I Samuel reading at 10am this morning that I realized that this sermon about “building confidence” was powerfully portrayed in Hannah who truly “finds her voice” – I Samuel 1. Hannah finds a voice as she firmly tells the old priest Eli that he is wrong in his… Continue reading
So… it seems I was so excited to get to the theme of the sermon that I felt entitled to miss the reading of the Gospel! Suddenly it occurred to me that something was missing and so, until I learn how to edit the recording, for this post you hear Gospel and sermon. There was… Continue reading
Yet another text preached on for the first time in 41 years of parish ministry – this is all getting quite exciting! Below the sermon audio is the sermon text – the latter is expanded a little in the former! Sermon preached at Trinity Church, Newport RI Sunday September 23rd 2018 The Reverend Alan Neale… Continue reading