The Adventures of Mo. Lauren and Fr. Kenny

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This week’s story is unique to John and it is the one where Jesus turns water into wine.  This is Jesus’ first sign in John (remember John doesn’t have miracles, he has signs).  Why wine?  Why a wedding?  Take a listen and find out:

Sermon, John 2:1-11, 2 Epiphany, Year C, Jan. 17, 2016

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Mo. Lauren

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This week’s story from Luke is the story of Jesus’ baptism and it is also the First Sunday after the Epiphany.  Jesus’ baptism is a huge Epiphany, now he cannot go back, he has officially started his mission on earth.  What about our baptisms?  How are they epiphanies?  Take a listen:

Sermon, Luke 3:15-17,21-22, 1st Epiphany, Year C, Jan. 10, 2016

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Mo. Lauren

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Merry end of Christmas and Happy Epiphany!  I hope everyone had a happy and safe Christmas and New Year.  This week’s text tells us about the Holy Family fleeing Herod and going to Egypt.  However, there is a large chunk missing in the middle, what is that all about?  Take a listen:

Matthew 2:13-15,19-23, Sermon, Christmas 2, Year C, Jan. 3, 2016

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Mo. Lauren

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We have a bit of a treat this week, we had a guest preacher at church, Ms. Anjelica Whitehorne!  For various reasons, I had a swamped week, so Anjelica offered to preach, and the text happened to be one of her all time favorites, Mary’s Magnificat from Luke (1:39-55).  She did a great job, take a listen as we learn about Mary:

Anjelica’s Sermon, Luke 1:39-55, Advent 4, Year C, Dec. 20, 2015

Next week, you will have more from me, until then, Merry Christmas!

-Mo. Lauren

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This Sunday was the 3rd Sunday of Advent, and once again we hear from John the Baptist.  This time, he tells the crowd that the final judgment is coming, so they had better get ready.  They ask, but how?  Well, this is where the twist comes in. Take a listen:

Luke 3:7-18, Sermon, Advent 3, Year C, Dec. 13, 2015

This Sunday was also the day we lit the pink candle on the Advent wreath.  Why?  Check out this helpful article: http://www.clergyconfidential.com/2015/11/whats-up-with-pink-candle-in-advent.html

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Mo. Lauren

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Happy New Church Year, and blessed Advent.  This time of year, we can get bogged down in the rush towards Christmas, but don’t!  Advent is a 4 week period when we are supposed to reflectively and prayerfully wait for Jesus’ birth, or his 1st Advent.  The reading today is a prediction of the end of the world and Jesus’ return (i.e. the 2nd Advent).  So why do we read this?  Well, we live in the that in-between time and these texts give us clues about how to live while we wait.  Take a listen:

Luke 21:25-36, Advent 1, Year C, November 29, 2015

No sermon next week, the bishop is coming for his visitation and he gets to preach!

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Mo. Lauren

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What a busy time of year this is!  We are preparing for Advent, the period of anticipation and preparation for the coming of Christ on Christmas.  We had our holiday fair, and in 2 weeks, the Bishop is coming to visit, it is an exciting time for sure.

This week is the last week in this church year (year B), and we jump into John and Pilate questions Jesus about his kingship.  Is Jesus a king, where does his power come from?  We will explore these topics and more, take a listen:

John 18:33-37, Sermon, Christ the King, Year B, November 22, 2015

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Mo. Lauren

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This week in Mark, we hear Mark’s “little apocalypse” where Jesus starts to talk about the end times.  Many people take these statements from Jesus as a way to try and figure out when the world will end, but as we will explore, these so called “predictions” are not actually very helpful.  So what do we do?  Check it out:

Sermon, Mark 13:1-8, Proper 28, Year B, Nov. 15, 2015

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-Mo. Lauren

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Sorry for the late post, I was out of town for a little mini vacation and just got back.  This past Sunday’s story is a very familiar one, usually called “The Widow’s Mite.”  The widow gives her last 2 coins to the Temple.  Traditionally this is held up as a great example of Stewardship, but I’m not so sure….

Mark 12:38-44, Proper 27, Year B, November 8, 2015

Tomorrow begins our Diocesan Convention, and Fr. Kenny and I will be in attendance once again, making new friends and hoping taking a lot of pictures!

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Mo. Lauren

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This past Sunday was All Saints’ Day, the day when we remember, what else, all the saints!  What is All Saints’ Day, why do we honor and pray for saints, why do we read popular funeral readings on this day?  All this and more, check it out:

Sermon, All Saints’, Year B, November 1, 2015

Texts: Revelation 21:1-6a and John 11:32-44

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Mo. Lauren