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Sermon from May 31, 2020, Pentecost
Hope in the Last Days Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 31, 2020 Pentecost Acts 2:1-17 [This sermon was recorded as three Teachings for the On Line Pentecost service. You can watch the video recordings…
Read MoreSermon from May 24, 2020
Yes, but How? Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 24, 2020 Seventh Sunday of Easter, Ascension Sunday Luke 24:44-53; Acts 1:1-11 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon at the end of this…
Read MoreSermon from May 17, 2020
The Spirit of Truth Awakens Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont May 17, 2020 Sixth Sunday of Easter, Pentecost Preparation Sunday Acts 17:22-30; John 7:37-39b, 14:15-20, 25-26 [You can watch a video recording of this sermon…
Read MoreSermon from November 24, 2019
Gratitude and Hope Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 24, 2019 Twenty-fourth and Last Sunday after Pentecost, Reign of Christ Sunday, Thanksgiving Sunday Psalm 95, Philippians 4:4-9; Matthew 6:19-33 The Benedictine monk, Brother David Steindl-Rast, says,…
Read MoreSermon from November 3, 2019
“I Will Teach You the Way You Should Go” Rev. Thomas Cary Kinder United Church of Strafford, Vermont November 3, 2019 Twenty-first Sunday after Pentecost, All Saints Day Sunday Psalm 32; Luke 6:20-31 We just heard Luke’s version of the…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Emergency Response
Dear Neighbors, If your car stalls on a steep hill and you start rolling backwards, immediately you put on the emergency brake. If a consensus of conservative science says that you have very little time left to save the world…
Read MorePastoral Letter: Why Strike 9/20 if Climate Is Not Your First Concern
Dear Neighbors, What is happening to our climate will affect everyone in negative ways—in fact it already is, and the forecast is for rapid escalation. Today’s children will feel it the most, but if you are in your 60s or…
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