United Church of Strafford, Vermont
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Category: Past Sermons
Rev. Telos Whitfield’s Easter Sunrise Words, April 1, 2018
The Easter Sunrise Service took place at Confluence, the former retreat center, on the top of Gove Hill. It was blustery, cloudy and bitterly cold, but nature in all its forms was awe-inspiring, and Damaris Tyler, Peggy Burden, Cat Spalding and Judy…
Read MoreMel Goertz Poems from Easter Sunrise, April 1, 2018
Dawn I Dawn, the light of the Spirit world, brings us into our center. Until then we were on the outer edge or trudging through the darkness, looking for a star or a moon. Now we can rest in stillness,…
Read MoreSermon from April 1, 2018, Easter
Resurrection: The Secret Garden Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont April 1, 2018 Easter Psalm 118; Jeremiah 31:2-5, 23-25; John 20:1-18 Once a parishioner was explaining Easter to her young daughter. She said that some people…
Read MoreSermon from March 25, 2018, Palm/Passion Sunday
The Way of Suffering Love Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 25, 2018 Sixth Sunday in Lent, Palm/Passion Sunday Mark 11:1-11; 14:1-15:47 A theater professor said, “Everyone has something they struggle with…. The more we share…
Read MoreSermon from March 18, 2018
A Troubled Spirit Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 18, 2018 Fifth Sunday in Lent Psalm 51:1-17; Jeremiah 31:31-34; John 12:20-33 Two views of the universe have competed in Christian tradition. One view is that God…
Read MoreSermon from March 4, 2018
God’s Foolishness and God’s Weakness Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont March 4, 2018 Third Sunday in Lent I Corinthians 1:18-25; Mark 11:15-19 A student stood up at Thetford Academy recently to speak about school shootings. …
Read MoreSermon from February 25, 2018
Setting Our Mind on Divine Things Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 25, 2018 Second Sunday in Lent Psalm 22; Jeremiah 29; Mark 8:31-36; John 14:1-6, 10-12 Peter was upset at what Jesus said, and who…
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God Teaches the Humble the Way Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 18, 2018 First Sunday in Lent Psalm 25; Mark 1:9-15 (and the wilderness story in Matthew 4 and Luke 4) Many religions provide…
Read MoreSermon from February 11, 2018
The Perfection of Beauty Shines Forth Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont February 11, 2018 Last Sunday after Epiphany, Transfiguration Sunday A selection of verses from Psalms and II Corinthians 4; Mark 8:34 – 9:9 Metanoia is…
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